Lafcadio Hearn's Japan : An Anthology of his Writings on the Country and it's People
Lafcadio. Hearn
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Kanagawa : : Tuttle Publishing, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (257 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE The Land; Strangeness and Charm; The Chief City of the Province of the Gods; In a Japanese Garden; Three Popular Ballads; In the Cave of the Children's Ghosts; A Letter from Japan; Horai; PART TWO The People; Bits of Life and Death; Of Women's Hair; A Street Singer; Kimiko; Yuko: A Reminiscence; On a Bridge; The Case of O-Dai; Drifting; Diplomacy; A Passional Karma; Survivals; Notes; Chronology; Glossary; Bibliography. - Over one hundred years after his death, author, translator and educator Lafcadio Hearn remains one of the best-known Westerners ever to make Japan his home. His prolific writings on things Japanese helped shape Western views on Japan well into the twentieth century.This masterful anthology compiled by Donald Richie is organized into two parts.Part One, ""The Land"", chronicles Hearn's early years, when he wrote primarily about the appearance of his new home.Part Two, ""The People"", records the author's later years, when he came to terms with the Japanese themselves.</
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| ISBN | 4805308737. - 9784805308738
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