Lafcadio Hearn's Japan by Lafcadio Hearn, Donald Richie, Steve Kemme
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Description 'The Japanese people are more mysterious than I imagined through Hearn's books.' - Albert EinsteinLafcadio Hearn is the most significant early interpreter of Japan and Japanese culture for the West - a man who travelled to Japan when he was thirty-nine, and never left. Lafcadio Hearn's Japan presents Hearn's most famous stories and essays about his adopted land - recounting his love for its striking natural beauty and the rich character and customs of its people.The 18 fascinating essays in this book include: 'In a Japanese Garden' - The classic description of the meditative calm and serenity Hearn experienced when visiting a traditional Zen garden just outside his back door'Strangeness and Charm' - Expressing his deep love for the richness and beauty of traditional Japanese culture'In the Cave of the Children's Ghosts' - An account of a journey to an isolated sea cave where the souls of dead children were said to congregateLafcadio Hearn's Japan provides an unforgettable look at traditional Japan through the eyes of a sensitive and eloquent foreigner. This new edition features a foreword by Steve Kemme, a leading expert on Hearn and president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society (USA). It also includes 30 colour photos showcasing the people and places which Hearn so lovingly describes.
Author Biography
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was one of the earliest foreign writers to publish stories and essays about Japan in English. Arriving in 1890, he taught English literature and began publishing books on Japan in 1894, soon becoming known as the most perceptive interpreter of all things Japanese to the West. His books on Japan include Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Kwaidan and In Ghostly Japan.Steve Kemme is president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA and a former reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, where Hearn formerly worked. He is a member of the Japan Research Center of Greater Cincinnati and has spoken at Hearn symposiums worldwide.Donald Richie (1924-2013), novelist, essayist, journalist, and film scholar, was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1924, but had spent most of the last sixty years witnessing and reporting on the transformation of Japan from postwar devastation to economic powerhouse. He was the author of some forty books of fiction and nonfiction, dozens of speeches and essays, and hundreds of book, film, and arts reviews.
Details ISBN 4805317140 ISBN-13 9784805317143 Title Lafcadio Hearn's Japan Author Lafcadio Hearn, Donald Richie, Steve Kemme Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 272 Publisher Tuttle Publishing GE_Item_ID:141393046; About Us
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