Lafcadio Hearn: 132 books

Ubazakura Jikininki Jiu-roku-sakura Mujima Oshidori Diplomacia El espejo y la campana El secreto de la muerta En una estación de ferrocarril Reflejos Riki-Baka Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Santa Maura, isla de Leucada, mar Jónico, Grecia, 27 de junio de 1850 - Tokio, 26 de septiembre de 1904) fue un...

La cinquantaine d'histoires recueillies par Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) d'après le folklore japonais révèlent un éventail thé­matique très ouvert, allant du conte de fées aux histoires d'ogres et de vam­pires... Mais l'imaginaire japonais ne force pas seulement les portes de la mort, il entrouvre...

«Darei non so che cosa per essere un Colombo letterario, per scoprire un'America Romantica in qualche regione delle Indie Occidentali, del Nordafrica o dell'Oriente dove i comuni cristiani non amano andare!» scriveva Lafcadio Hearn. Sin dall'inizio, del resto, la vita lo aveva passo dopo passo indirizzato...

Lafcadio Hearn a écrit Le Japon en 1903, et il en corrigea les épreuves l’année même de sa mort, qui survint à Tokyo, le 26 septembre 1904.  II en avait composé les vingt principaux chapitres pour répondre à l’offre qui lui avait été faite d’une série de conférences à l’Université...

First published in 1904, just after his death, this analysis of Japanese culture includes chapters on Strangeness and Charm, The Communal Cult, Developments of Shinto, Worship and Purification, The Rule of the Dead, and more. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 26 September...

According to the Foreword: "The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan,--for which reason they have been grouped under the title Kokoro (heart). Written with the above character, this word signifies also mind, in the emotional sense; spirit; courage; resolve;...

This collection includes: Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan First Series, Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan Second Series, In Ghostly Japan, Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation, Kokoro, and Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850...

According to the Preface: "...the rare charm of Japanese life, so different from that of all other lands, is not to be found in its Europeanised circles. It is to be found among the great common people, who represent in Japan, as in all countries, the national virtues, and who still cling to their delightful...

This classic text about Buddhism in Japan by Lafcadio Hearn—on of the first Westerns to write about Japan—will be of great interests to scholars and Japanophiles alike. Lafcadio Hearn's books continue to charm and captivate readers, as the exotic subjects about which he wrote charmed and...

Lafcadio Hearn's “non-fiction” article was originally published by Harper's Magazine in 1889. Detailing skulduggery and supernatural phenomenon on the island of Mozambique, 'The Country of the Comers-Back' marked the first mention of the zombie in Western literature. Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was...

First published in 1905, this collection includes The Story of Ito Norisuke, The Mirro Maiden, Goblin Poetry, Romance of the Milky Way, and more. According to Wikipedia: "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakum after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author,...

According to the Preface: "During a trip to the Lesser Antilles in the summer of 1887, the writer of the following pages, landing at Martinique, fell under the influence of that singular spell which the island has always exercised upon strangers, and by which it has earned its poetic name,--Le Pays des...

According to the Preface: "...the rare charm of Japanese life, so different from that of all other lands, is not to be found in its Europeanised circles. It is to be found among the great common people, who represent in Japan, as in all countries, the national virtues, and who still cling to their delightful...

His loyalty and love for his adopted country was unflagging throughout his life. In his work there are attempts that sociological analysis of Japan (a country that was still exotic and unknown to the West) and tales of horror inspired by Japanese legends, that gained new colors with the talent of...