Kwaidan, Stories and Studies of Strange Things
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604596961 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 92 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Japan's most famous collection of ghost and monster tales" according to Zack Davisson. "Kwaidan" is Hearn's most famous book, and justifiably so. It is the least academic of his works, collecting together some of Japan's core ghost and monster stories into one slim volume. Much like the Brothers Grimm, Hearn did not actually create these stories but rather compiled them and put them into written form for the first time, learning them from folk tales and storytellers.Along with famous, "Kwaidan" is Hea. Mire Uno said Ghost stories by a Western more Japanese than Japanese. Lafcadio Hearn is well-known in his Japanese name, Koizumi Yagumo. Actually, I never doubted that Koizumi Yagumo was a born-Japanese. His famous Kwaidan, or Japanese ghost stories are so "Japanese" and it really scared me. When my brother told me that Koizumi Yagumo is actually a Western people, I didn't believe it at firstHe was born in 1850 in Greek, his mother's country. Educated in his father's country, Ireland,. things that go bump in the night kmp This is a deliciously creepy collection of Japanese folk stories from Lafcadio Hearn (aka Koizumi Yagumo). Hearn was born in Greece, raised in Ireland, and then spent later years in the U.S. (esp. Cincinatti and New Orleans), where he worked as a reporter. In 1890, during the early Meiji Era, he settled in Japan. Hearn taught English in several places (Yokohama, Shimane-ken, Kyushu, and Tokyo-shi), married into a sa
Hearn declares in his introduction, that most of these stories were translated from old Japanese texts (probably with the help of his wife, Setsu Koizumi). Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, by Lafcadio Hearn, features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief study on insects. He also states that one of the stories - Yuki-onna - was told to him by a farmer in Musashi Province, and this was, to the best of his knowledge, the first record of it.
About the Author Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Levkas, Greece, as the son of Greek and British parents. He died in Tokyo. . In 1869 he went to the United States and did various work, finally as a journalist. In 1890 he came to Japan and taught English in Japanese schools, and became a Japanese citizen under the name of Koizumi Yakuma
In 1890 he came to Japan and taught English in Japanese schools, and became a Japanese citizen under the name of Koizumi Yakuma. Hearn (1850-1904) was born in Levkas, Greece, as the son of Greek and British parents. He died in Tokyo. In 1869 he went to the United States and did various work, finally as a journalist.