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Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn /

A collection of twenty-eight stories inspired by Japanese folk tales and written by Western expatriate Lafcadio Hearn. Born in Greece and raised in Ireland, Hearn was a true prodigy - and world traveler. He worked as a reporter in Cincinnati, New Orleans, and the West Indies before heading to Japan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 (Author)
Other Authors: Coscu, Ani
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Series:Oddly modern fairy tales.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From Out of the East : Reveries and Studies in New Japan (1897). The Dream of a Summer Day
  • From Shadowings (1900). A Legend of Fugen-Bosatsu ; The Screen-Maiden ; The Corpse-Rider ; The Sympathy of Benten ; The Gratitude of the Samébito ; The Reconciliation
  • From A Japanese Miscellany : Strange Stories, Folklore Gleanings, Studies Here & There (1901). Of a Promise Kept ; The Story of Umétsu Chūbei ; The Story of Kōgi the Priest ; The Story of Kwashin Koji
  • From Kwaidan : Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904). The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hōichi ; Oshidori ; The Story of O-Tei ; Ubazakura ; Diplomacy ; Of a Mirror and a Bell ; Jikininki ; Mujina ; Rokuro-Kubi ; A Dead Secret ; Yuki-Onna ; The Story of Aoyagi ; Jiu-Roku-Zakura ; The Dream of Akinosuké ; Riki-Baka ; Hi-Mawari ; Hōrai.