希年

Xinian is an author about whom little public information is available; neither nationality, dates of birth and death, nor an English name has been clearly recorded. Three works are held under this name: Rashomon, Kokoro, and The Hundred Tales of Demons and Spirits, commonly classified under foreign literature and art. Judging from their titles, these works touch on classic literature and supernatural tales: Rashomon and Kokoro evoke themes associated with modern Japanese literature, while The Hundred Tales of Demons and Spirits carries the flavor of ghost stories and folk legend. Xinian's writing appears to move between literature and art, engaging both classic themes of human nature and narrative and the realms of the strange and the visual. Because verifiable background information is very limited, little can be said about the author's life, education, or writing career; only a brief account of the thematic tendencies shown in the works is possible.