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Japanese Ghost Stories

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0241381274
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Ghost Stories written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: "rokuro-kubi," whose heads separate from their bodies at night; "jikininki," or flesh-eating goblins; and terrifying faceless "mujina" who haunt lonely neighborhoods. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create the chilling tales in Japanese Ghost Stories. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.

Kwaidan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1904 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting stories. This collection of supernatural tales includes a musician called upon to perform for the dead, man-eating goblins, and insects who uncannily mimic human behavior. A perfect treat for fans of the strange and otherworldly. It is a unique collection of haunting Japanese supernatural stories written by a Westerner who adopted Japan as his homeland.

Shadowings

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Shadowings written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kwaidan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects. Most of these stories were translated from old Japanese texts. The author also states that one of the stories – Yuki-onna – was told to him by a farmer in Musashi Province, and his was apparently the first record of it. Riki-Baka is based on a personal experience of the author._x000D_ Table of Contetns:_x000D_ The Story of Mimi-nashiHōichi_x000D_ Oshidori_x000D_ The Story of O-Tei_x000D_ Ubazakura_x000D_ Diplomacy_x000D_ Of a Mirror and a Bell_x000D_ Jikininki_x000D_ Mujina_x000D_ Rokurokubi_x000D_ A Dead Secret_x000D_ Yuki-Onna_x000D_ The Story of Aoyagi_x000D_ Jiu-Roku-Zakura_x000D_ The Dream of Akinosuke_x000D_ Riki-Baka_x000D_ Hi-Mawari_x000D_ Hōrai_x000D_ In the last half of the book, Hearn lists collected Chinese/Japanese superstitions and his own personal thoughts on various members of the insect world._x000D_ Butterflies: Personification of the human soul._x000D_ Mosquitoes: Karmic reincarnation of jealous or greedy people in the form of Jiki-ketsu-gaki or "blood-drinking pretas"._x000D_ Ants: Mankind's superior in terms of chastity, ethics, social structure, longevity and evolution.

Kwaidan

Author : Hearn Lafcadio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780259730958
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan written by Hearn Lafcadio and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lafcadio Hearn's Japan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462900100
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Lafcadio Hearn's Japan written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of writings from Lafcaido Hern paints a rare and fascinating picture of pre-modern Japan Over a century after his death, author, translator, and educator Lafcaido Hearn remains one of the best-known Westerners ever to make Japan his home. Almost more Japanese than the Japanese--"to think with their thoughts" was his aim--his prolific writings on things Japanese were instrumental in introducing Japanese culture to the West. In this masterful anthology, Donald Richie shows that Hearn was first and foremost a reliable and enthusiastic observer, who faithfully recorded a detailed account of the people, customs, and culture of late nineteen-century Japan. Opening and closing with excerpts from Hearn's final books, Richie's astute selection from among "over 4,000 printed pages" not including correspondence and other writing, also reveals Hearn's later, more sober and reflective attitudes to the things that he observed and wrote about. Part One, "The Land," chronicles Hearn's early years when he wrote primarily about the appearance of his adopted home. Part Two, "The People," records the author's later years when he came to terms with the Japanese themselves. In this anthology, Richie, more gifted in capturing the essence of a person on the page than any other foreign writer living in Japan, has picked out the best of Hearn's evocations. Select writings include: The Chief City of the Province of the Gods Three Popular Ballads In the Cave of the Children's Ghosts Bits of Life and Death A Street Singer Kimiko On A Bridge

Kwaidan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Tebbo
ISBN 13 : 9781486149926
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lafcadio Hearn is well-known in his Japanese name, Koizumi Yagumo. Actually, I never doubted that Koizumi Yagumo was a born-Japanese. His famous Kwaidan, or Japanese ghost stories are so Japanese and it really scared me. When my brother told me that Koizumi Yagumo is actually a Western people, I didnt believe it at first... He was born in 1850 in Greek, his mothers country. Educated in his fathers country, Ireland, he went to USA when he was 19 years old. He worked as a journalist in New Orlens, then came to Japan and became an English teacher in Matsue, Shimane prefecture in 1890. He married with Yae Koizumi and got Japanese citizenship. Kwaidan includes ghost stories lik Earless Ho Ichi, a Biwa (Japanese PiPa) player and story teller of famous Heike legends, who was possesed by Heike (the warrior family once governed Japan then defeated) warriors ghosts because of his talent, and Mujina, bewitched racoon dogs which scare people to death. Koizumi Yagumo is more Japanese than Japanese... Koizumi Yagumo is still popular in Japan (and I believe a lot of people still believe that he is a born-Japanese...). When I searched Koizumi Yagumo in Japanese Goo, it hit 422! Kwaidan is Hearns most famous book, and justifiably so. It is the least academic of his works, collecting together some of Japans core ghost and monster stories into one slim volume. Much like the Brothers Grimm, Hearn did not actually create these stories but rather compiled them and put them into written form for the first time, learning them from folk tales and storytellers. Along with famous, Kwaidan is Hearns most influential book. The Story of Mimi-nashi Hoichi is as well-known in Japan as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is in the United States. The Yuki Onna has made it into a few films, including Kurosawas Dreams and the filmed version of this book, Kwaidan. The stories themselves are of excellent quality, ranging from spooky ghost tales to humorous tales of wandering monks encountering monsters. Each story ranges from 5-15 pages long. Along with the stories are three insect studies, the likes of which can be found in all Hearn books. These are excellent academic studies of insects in traditional Japanese folk lore, including childrens songs and haiku poetry involving insects.

Kwaidan Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781978152410
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things often shortened to Kwaidan ("ghost story"), is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects.[1] It was later used as the basis for a movie called Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi in 1964.

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368309935
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

Kwaidan, Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Author : Lafcado Hearn
Publisher : SMK Books
ISBN 13 : 9781515433330
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan, Stories and Studies of Strange Things written by Lafcado Hearn and published by SMK Books. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387009933
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Dreams and Ghosts written by Andrew Lang and published by London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and Company. This book was released on 1899 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales of Japan

Author : Chronicle Books
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452174539
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Japan written by Chronicle Books and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic. • Striking illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba • Special gift edition features an embossed, textured case with metallic gold ink, and a satin ribbon page marker • Part of the popular Tales series, featuring Nordic Tales, Celtic Tales, Tales of India, and Tales of East Africa Fans of Ghostly Tales, and Japanese Notebooks will love this book. This book is ideal for: • Fans of fairytales, folklore, ghost stories, Greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and Celtic mythology • Anyone interested in Japan's history books and culture studies • People of Japanese heritage • Collectors of illustrated classics

Inventing New Orleans

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578063536
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Inventing New Orleans written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of writings from the author who created America's notion of New Orleans as an exotic and mysterious place

Kwaidan

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Shadow-maker shapes forever." The book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things or often shortened toKwaidan, is a book by Lafcadio Hearn that features several Japanese ghost stories and a brief non-fiction study on insects. Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was a writer born in Lefkada, Unites States of the IonianIslands, he is best known for his books on Japanese ghost stories and legends..

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1786564009
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Lafcadio Hearn’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Hearn includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Hearn’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Oriental Ghost Stories

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781840226102
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Oriental Ghost Stories written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lafcadio Hearn's fascinating and unsettling ghost stories are a reinterpretation of oriental legends, and folktales. They are a potent blend of weird beauty and horror.