About this Event
Debut Author Talk and Signing: Natalie Anna Jacobsen, author of Ghost Train
Come join us at the Japan Society for an exciting event with debut author Natalie Anna Jacobsen! Get ready to hear about her debut novel, Ghost Train, and have the chance to meet the author herself. This in-person event will be a great opportunity to dive into the world of the supernatural and mystery. Don't miss out on this unique experience to support a new voice in the literary world!
Ghost Train tells the story of Maru Hosokawa, a samurai daughter now thrust into a difficult new era. With the Meiji Restoration, foreign inventions—trains, electricity and telephones—are introduced, but with them come plagues and demons. Maru’s father, a retired samurai, has laid down his sword and ventures far from home to be a merchant, leaving Maru alone to find work and help rebuild her family.
And then ghosts start to visit Maru.
They ask her for help to find their murderer: a demon on the loose. Although she flees at first, she can’t outrun her grief over missing her father, the anxiety over her future, nor her destiny. Against a backdrop of summer festivals and rainstorms, Maru must confront authority and her fears, before she becomes the next ghost.
Inspired by true historical events and based on yokai myths, this story was built with guidance by historians and subject matter experts both in Japan and the U.S. and looks to reflect 19th-century life during the tumultuous, society-altering leadership of Emperor Meiji… with just a few more ghosts.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York, United States
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