Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe
Assistant Professor of Japanese at Purdue University specializing in modern Japanese literature and the fantastic; author of Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyōka and the Global Fantastic (U Michigan Press, 2026).
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Mar 18, 2026 • 33min
Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, "Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic" (U Michigan Press, 2026)
Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, Assistant Professor of Japanese at Purdue and author of Supernatural Japan, explores Izumi Kyōka as a founder of modern Japanese fantastic fiction. He traces Kyōka’s mountain settings, premodern illustrated influences, and surprising European sources like Mérimée and Maupassant. Multiple short takes on how Japanese traditions and global texts blend to shape Kyōka’s strange tales.
Mar 18, 2026 • 33min
Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, "Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic" (U Michigan Press, 2026)
Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, Assistant Professor of Japanese at Purdue University and author of Supernatural Japan, explores Izumi Kyōka’s role in shaping modern Japanese fantastic fiction. He traces landscapes, kusazōshi influences, hidden Western sources like Mérimée and Maupassant, and explains his 'global fantastic' framing. The conversation also covers integrating images into analysis and future research on Japanese fantastic writers.
