Lafcadio Hearn

Japanese Fairy Tales and Others

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Black Forest is not the only place where fairies beguile and animals take human shape-the shadows of Mount Fuji boast their own impressive catalogue of accounts of the weird and the wonderful. From cautionary tales to ghostly visions, the fairy stories of Japan are characterized not only by the customary amount of fantasy but also by a welcome dose of mischievous fun. For any lover of other-worlds, dreamscapes, and magical beings, this collection of Japanese folk and fairy tales provides quick transportation to a land of miniature warriors, willow-women, and ogre-isles, beautifully accented by the unmistakable exoticism of the Land of the Rising Sun. Bohemian and writer PATRICK LAFCADIO HEARN (1850-1904) was born in Greece, raised in Ireland, and worked as newspaper reporter in the United States before decamping to Japan. He also wrote In Ghostly Japan (1899), and Kwaidan (1904).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 182g
• ISBN-13: 9781602060715
• ISBN-10: 1602060711
• Artikelnr.: 22708440

Autorenporträt

Lafcadio Hearn est un écrivain irlandais, qui prendra la nationalité japonaise sous le nom de Yakumo Koizumi. Il passe les quatorze dernières années de sa vie au Japon. Il fut un des grands introducteurs en Europe de la culture et de la littérature japonaises.