| Author: | Lafcadio Hearn | ISBN: | 9781411449671 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lafcadio Hearn |
| ISBN: | 9781411449671 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | April 12, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This 1899 collection of essays contains some chilling ghost stories, but it is primarily a study of the cultural significance of ghosts and the occult in Japan. Hearn's astonishing ability to penetrate a foreign sensibility and convey a portion of its mysterious essence to Western readers, without in the process traducing his subject, is alluring.
This 1899 collection of essays contains some chilling ghost stories, but it is primarily a study of the cultural significance of ghosts and the occult in Japan. Hearn's astonishing ability to penetrate a foreign sensibility and convey a portion of its mysterious essence to Western readers, without in the process traducing his subject, is alluring.
