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Lafcadio Hearn

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Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)

Born 1850
Died 1904

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  • Cover of: Kwaidan: stories and studies of strange things
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    Cover of edition kwaidanstories00hearrich First published in 1904 — 42 editions
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  • Cover of: Kokoro: hints and echoes of Japanese inner life
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    Cover of edition kokorohintsechoe00hearuoft Cover of edition kokorohintsechoe00heariala Cover of edition kokorohintsande00heargoog First published in 1896 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Japan: an attempt at interpretation.
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    Cover of edition attemptatinterp00hearrich Cover of edition japanattemptatin00hearuoft Cover of edition japananattempta01heargoog First published in 1904 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Chita: a memory of Last island
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    Cover of edition cu31924022251403 Cover of edition chitamemoryoflas00hearuoft Cover of edition chitamemory00hearrich Cover of edition memoryoflaschita00hearrich Cover of edition chitamemoryoflas0000hear First published in 1886 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Some Chinese ghosts
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    Cover of edition somechineseghost00hear Cover of edition somechinese00hearrich Cover of edition somechineseghos00heargoog First published in 1887 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Two years in the French West Indies
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    Cover of edition twoyearsinfrench00hear Cover of edition twoyearsinfrenc00heargoog Cover of edition twoyearsinfrench0000hear First published in 1890 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan
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    Cover of edition glimpsesofunfami0000hear First published in 1894 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Exotics and retrospectives
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    Cover of edition cu31924014418549 Cover of edition exoticsretrospec0000hear First published in 1898 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Gleanings in Buddha-fields: studies of hand and soul in the Far East.
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    Cover of edition gleaningsinbuddh00hearrich Cover of edition gleaningsinbuddh0000hear First published in 1897 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Out of the east: reveries and studies in new Japan
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    Cover of edition cu31924014660363 Cover of edition outofeastreverie00hearrich Cover of edition outofeastreverie00hearuoft Cover of edition outeast00unkngoog Cover of edition outeastreveries00heargoog Cover of edition outofeastreverie0000hear First published in 1895 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: In ghostly Japan
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    First published in 1899 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Youma: the story of a West-Indian slave
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    Cover of edition cu31924022250496 Cover of edition youmastoryawest00heargoog Cover of edition youmastoryawest02heargoog First published in 1890 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Shadowings (Tut Books)
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    Cover of edition shadowings00hear Cover of edition shadowings00heariala Cover of edition shadowings0000hear Cover of edition shadowings00hear Cover of edition shadowings03heargoog Cover of edition shadowings00heargoog First published in 1900 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: A Japanese miscellany
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    Cover of edition japanesemiscella00hear Cover of edition cu31924022005841 Cover of edition ajapanesemiscel00heargoog Cover of edition japanesemiscella0000hear First published in 1901 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Stray leaves from strange literature: stories reconstructed form the Anvari-Soheili, Baital Pachisi, Mahabharata, Pantchatantra, Gulistan, Talmud, Kalewa, etc.
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    Cover of edition strayleaves00hearrich Cover of edition strayleavesfroms00hearuoft Cover of edition strayleavesfrom00heargoog Cover of edition strayleavesfrom00conggoog First published in 1884 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Pre-Raphaelite and other poets: lectures.
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    Cover of edition preraphaeliteoth00hearrich Cover of edition preraphaelitean00erskgoog First published in 1922 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Books and habits: from the lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
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    Cover of edition bookshabitsfroml00hearuoft Cover of edition booksandhabits00lafcrich Cover of edition bookshabits00heariala Cover of edition booksandhabits00heargoog First published in 1921 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Interpretations of literature.
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    First published in 1915 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Life and literature
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    Cover of edition lifeliteraturese00hearuoft Cover of edition lifeliterature0000hear First published in 1917 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Appreciations of poetry
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Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)

Born 1850
Died 1904

Subjects

Description and travel, Folklore, Social life and customs, History and criticism, Civilization, Fiction, Literature, American Authors, Buddhism, English literature, Correspondence, English poetry, Japanese poetry, Translations into English, Biography, Folklore, japan, Homes and haunts, Japan, social life and customs, Tales, Fairy tales, Fiction, short stories (single author), Japan, civilization, Travel, Manners and customs, short stories

Places

Japan, China, Martinique, New Orleans (La.), United States, French West Indies, Cincinnati, Great Britain, Louisiana, New Orleans, Alabama, Baker Street, England, English-speaking countries, Japon, Japón, Jefferson, Lesser Antilles, London, Matsue-shi (Japan), Matsue-shi Region, Mississippi, Ohio, Owl Creek Bridge, Tokyo

People

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935), Berenice, Egaeus, Elizabeth Bisland (1861-1929), Henry Watkin, Masakazu Toyama (1848-1900), Alfred Tennyson Tennyson Baron (1809-1892), Archie, Aylmer, Caddy, Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, Duncan Ross, Emily Grierson, Father Time, Gautama Buddha, Georgiana, Grant Allen (1848-1899), Henry Watkin (1824-1910), Homer Barron, Jabez Wilson, Jailer, Jason, Jesus

Time

19th century, 1868-1912, 18th century, 1801-1900, 1861-65, 1865-1918, 1870-1914, 1872-1887, 1890, 1903, 19e siècle, 19th and 20th cent, 20th century, Antebellum era, Early modern, 1500-1700

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Alternative names

  • Hearn, Lafcadio
  • Lafcadio, Hearn
  • Lafcadio] 1850-1904 [Hearn
  • Hearn Lafcadio
  • Lafcadio Heasrn
  • Koizumi,Yakumo 小泉,八雲 (1850-1904)
  • Yakumo Koizumi

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
May 19, 2014 Edited by Alessandro Francesco Pernice Added new photo
December 15, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors