Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn--whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong's novel The Sweetest FruitsA Penguin ClassicIn this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the. · Armed with a seasoned writer’s prose, an aesthete’s eye and a very willing wife – who used to read him spooky tales under dim candlelight in the dead of night stoking the flames of his dark imagination – Hearn became the adopted father of the kaidan (ghost story), and the first foreigner to retell and reimagine these folktales for a Western audience. Of all the literary genres into which he Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn--whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong's novel The Sweetest FruitsA Penguin ClassicIn this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the.
Kwaidan: Japanese Ghost Stories (PagePerfect NOOK Book) by Lafcadio Hearn. NOOK Book (eBook - NOOK PagePerfect) $ $ Save 25% Current price is $, Original price is $ You Save 25%. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the s and s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. Paul Murray is the author of biographies of Lafcadio Hearn and Bram Stoker, and the editor of collections of Hearn's work. Ghost stories, Japanese Japan—Social life and customs—Fiction Folklore—Japan. I've always loved ghost stories. This collection comes from someone who once lived in Japan and enjoyed the culture. Lafcadio Hearn () died at the beginning of the last century. He had an interesting life.
About Japanese Ghost Stories. Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn—whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong’s novel The Sweetest Fruits. A Penguin Classic. In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living, and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with. Armed with a seasoned writer’s prose, an aesthete’s eye and a very willing wife – who used to read him spooky tales under dim candlelight in the dead of night stoking the flames of his dark imagination – Hearn became the adopted father of the kaidan (ghost story), and the first foreigner to retell and reimagine these folktales for a Western audience. Of all the literary genres into which he dipped his pen, none have had a more lasting legacy. Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn (Penguin Classics) review – fears reborn, nightmares reincarnated. Born in Greece, raised in Ireland, educated in England, and a writing career forged in America – perhaps it is Lafcadio Hearn’s lack of a permanent home that resulted in his openness towards and interest in other cultures.
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