The Summer of the Ubume
First edition (Japanese) | |
| Author | Natsuhiko Kyogoku |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ubume no Natsu |
| Translator | Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander |
| Language | Japanese |
| Series | Kyōgokudō |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-934287-25-5 |
| Followed by | Mōryō no Hako |
The Summer of the Ubume (姑獲鳥の夏, Ubume no Natsu) is a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is Kyogoku’s first novel, and the first entry in his Kyōgōkudō series about atheist onmyōji Akihiko "Kyōgokudō" Chūzenji. It has been turned into a live-action feature film.