Lafcadio Hearn

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things is a new edition book of classic short, Japanese, horror stories written by Lafcadio Hearn over a century ago. Hearn was an Irishman who was born in Greece, grew up in Ireland, and emigrated to the US where he became a writer. He later moved to Japan and married a Japanese woman, had children, and became a professor. He traveled all around in Japan with his wife and heard many strange traditional folklore stories. Kwaidan is a collection of those short stories that he wrote in English for western population. He died in Japan soon after the publication of Kwaidan. Those stories are now visually revitalized by accompanying photographs by award winning photographer Hiroshi Watanabe, who has lovingly brought this edition into print.

Lafcadio Hearn: Kokoro. Einblicke in das Innenleben Japans Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Gro format, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Borken Kokoro. Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life. Erstdruck: London, Gay and Bird, 1895. Hier in der deutschen bersetzung von Berta Franzos, Frankfurt a. M., R tten und Loening, 1905. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Kokoro. Lafcadio Hearn. Ein Konservativer. Der Geist der japanischen Zivilisation. Auf einer Eisenbahnstation. Eine Stra ens ngerin. Aus einem Reisetagebuch. Die Nonne im Tempel von Amida. Nach dem Kriege. Haru. Entwicklungstendenzen. Die Macht des Karma. G tterd mmerung. Die Idee der Pr existenz. Anhang. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Emil Orlik, M dchen unter Weiden, 1901. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 16 pt. Henricus Edition Deutsche Klassik UG (haftungsbeschr nkt)

Lafcadio Hearn: Kokoro. Einblicke in das Innenleben Japans Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Gro format, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Borken Kokoro. Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life. Erstdruck: London, Gay and Bird, 1895. Hier in der deutschen bersetzung von Berta Franzos, Frankfurt a. M., R tten und Loening, 1905. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Kokoro. Lafcadio Hearn. Ein Konservativer. Der Geist der japanischen Zivilisation. Auf einer Eisenbahnstation. Eine Stra ens ngerin. Aus einem Reisetagebuch. Die Nonne im Tempel von Amida. Nach dem Kriege. Haru. Entwicklungstendenzen. Die Macht des Karma. G tterd mmerung. Die Idee der Pr existenz. Anhang. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Emil Orlik, M dchen unter Weiden, 1901. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 16 pt. Henricus Edition Deutsche Klassik UG (haftungsbeschr nkt)

On August 10, 1856, the Gulf of Mexico reared up and hurled itself over Last Island, near New Orleans. The storm essentially split the island in half and swept much of it away, including its inhabitants, wealthy vacationers, and its resort hotel. There were few survivors. Lafcadio Hearn used these basic historical facts to create Chita. Originally published in 1889, this novella is a minor masterpiece that is by turns mysterious, mesmerizing, and tragic. In the aftermath of the storm, a Spanish fisherman wades into the Gulf to pick through debris. Among the bodies, he finds one that is yet alive, a young Creole girl. Her parents are presumed to have died in the storm. Raised by the fisherman's family, Chita grows into a strong, independent young woman. Her story is counterpointed by that of her lost father, a doctor who thinks that his daughter is dead and, as a result, devotes himself to helping others in need. When he comes to Last Island to help stem a yellow fever epidemic, he encounters Chita. The consequences are devastating. This beautifully lush, ornately styled tale of south Louisiana in the nineteenth century is a haunting novel that is both impressionistic in its evocation of nature and realistic in its characterizations and depictions of life in this region. Jefferson Humphries's introduction puts Chita in perspective, gives an overview of critical reactions to the novel from its initial publication to the present, and provides a capsule biography of Hearn and a commentary on the stylistic influences on his work.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries-a world that still endures in many ways in spite of the changes that have taken place during the modernization of Japan. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), the son of an Irish Surgeon-Major and a Greek woman of noble lineage, who settled in Japan after a checkered career in journalism in Cincinnati and New Orleans, is still considered by many the most astute interpreter of the country and its people. In the second part of this series, we join Hearn in Matsue in Izumo province, the place to which his name has become so inextricably linked. We are introduced to his samurai dwelling (yashiki) and its three gardens with exotic flowers, birds, and insects. And we meet his fellow teachers and eager students at the two schools at which he takes up his new position of teacher, a role in which he would support his new Japanese family for the rest of his life. We join him on yet more excursions, to the neighboring province of H ki (Tottori), and by ferry to the Oki archipelago to visit and explore its many varied islands and communities. There, far away from 'the far-reaching influences of high-pressure civilization, ' he learns more about the Japanese soul, about ghosts and goblins, and about the enigmatic Japanese smile, which seems always on display, even in the most wretched of times. Led, introduced, and informed by guides and friends, with each experience, Hearn's love for the Japanese grows, his understanding for their ways deepens. And it is this pairing of love and insight that make his Writings From a Mystical Country so compelling and enchanting--even now, more than a century after his death.

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), the son of an Irish Surgeon-Major and a Greek woman of noble lineage, who settled in Japan after a checkered career in journalism in Cincinnati and New Orleans, is still considered by many the most astute interpreter of the country and its people. In the first part of this series, we follow Hearn as he arrives in Yokohama in the spring of 1580 and is immediately taken with its 'sun-steeped ways, ' the ubiquitous kuruma with their oddly gesticulating runners, the narrow streets with their 'profusion of Chinese and Japanese characters in white, black, blue, or gold decorating everything'--all to Hearn is 'unspeakably pleasurable and new.'His unquenchable curiosity leads him outside the town's European quarter. Starting with local temples and shrines, he soon wanders farther afield, to Kamakura, home of the famous Engaku-ji, Kench -ji, Hasedera, and the great Daibutsu statue. From there, he visits the island of Enoshima and its Dragon Cavern. Then to Yokohama again to visit a Bonichi, attend a Bon Matsuri, observe a Bon Odori. And then to Matsue, the place to which his name has become so inextricably linked. Led, introduced, and informed by guides and friends, with each experience, Hearn's love for the Japanese grows, his understanding for their ways deepens. And it is this pairing of love and insight that make his Writings From a Mystical Country so compelling and enchanting--even now, more than a century after his death.

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) war ein Schriftsteller irisch-griechischer Abstammung, dessen Werke das westliche Bild von Japan im beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert entscheidend gepr gt haben. Aus dem Buch: "Die Hitze stieg reglos und schwer empor, wie in manchen gluthei en St dten der Kolonien, aus den giftigen S mpfen der Elfenbeink ste. Die Bl ue des Himmels schien vor den feurigen R ndern des Horizontes zu verblassen, jedes Ger usch wurde abgestumpft und verwischt durch die Schwere dieser Luft, undeutlich klang das Ger usch der Schritte, wie das schlafende Gehirn es h rt - der Flu str mte lautlos, dick und tr g dahin, wie fl ssiges Wachs ... So waren die Tage, und jeder Tag raffte eine dreifache Hekatombe von Toten dahin, und die Gesichter aller Toten waren feurig gelb." Inhalt: - Der Geisterku - Der schwarze Cupido - Als ich eine Blume war - Seelenwanderung - Der Unsterbliche - Die Erscheinung der toten Kreolin - Der Karfunkel des Teufels - Der Fremde - Die Geschichte des Zigeuners - Die Pillenschachtel - Die Pest - Hiouen-Thsang - Die Geschichte Ito Nori-Sukes - Die Verzeihung - Aphrodite und der Gefangene des K nigs - Der Goldquell - Tote Liebe - Aida - El Vomito - Die franz sische Schnupftabaksdose - Ein phantastischer Kuss - Der Vogel und das M dchen