Tales and Essays from Old Japan

Tales and Essays from Old Japan - Paperback

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Tales and Essays from Old Japan - Paperback

Tales and Essays from Old Japan - Paperback

by Lafcadio Hearn
$21.53
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by Lafcadio Hearn (Author)

Tales and Essays from Old Japan is a spirited and engaging entry into the world of pre-industrial Japan, a world that was already fast disappearing when author Lafcadio Hearn first arrived there in 1890. During his fourteen-year stay, Hearn quickly developed a fascination with Japan's traditional culture and literature, particularly its legends and ghost stories. These he collected and wrote English renditions of, making him one of the first to present these wonderful tales to the West. Despite being long out of print, Tales and Essays from Old Japan is sure to delight any reader with an interest in traditional Japanese stories.

Number of Pages: 164
Dimensions: 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: April 10, 2023
ISBN9798886770322
Author Lafcadio Hearn
PublisherGreenpoint Books, LLC
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages164
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Greece, eventually settling in Cincinnati where he became the city's best-known crime reporter but was fired after marrying a black woman. Devastated, he moved to New Orleans, where he championed French Creole and Caribbean culture and created the city's image as a place of voodoo and debauchery. Hearn arrived in Japan at a time of historic change. Sent there as a correspondent, over the next dozen years, he published 15 books on his adopted home and emerged as the leading writer on Japan and Japanese culture.

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