Lafcadio Hearn: 1 works in the original English, with translation

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904) was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose work played a significant role in introducing Japanese culture and literature to the Western mainstream. He is best known for collections of legends and ghost stories such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, and after moving to Japan in 1890 he became a Japanese citizen under the name Yakumo Koizumi.

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• KwaidanLafcadio Hearn · Intermediate