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Sorry Out of Stock Noguchi, Yone; Hearn, Lafcadio [Mrs]; Saito, Shoshu; Kataoka, Genjiro [illus.] / Koizumi Yakumo Catalogue No.: k2926
Publisher: | London.: Elkin Matthews. | Edition: | First Edition; Published Date: 1910 | Illustrations: | Frontisplate of Hearn and b/w illustrations, some double page. | Dimensions: | 190 x 130 mm (7 x 5 inches) - 177pp. | Appearance: | Illustrated brown card cover | Condition: | G : in good condition without dust jacket and in yellow card slipcase with bone ties. Card slipcase lightly marked. Ink inscription to front pastedown. |
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was a writer who worked in the United States before moving to Japan and becoming Japanese. in 1996 he legally changed his name to the Japanese Koizumi Yakumo. He was of Greek-Irish descent. He wrote about Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, he is also known for his writings about New Orleans, based on his decade-long stay there. In Japan, Hearn married a Japanese woman (Koizumi Setsuko) with whom he had four children. His writings about Japan offered the Western world a glimpse into a largely unknown but fascinating culture at the time.
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