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Exotics and Retrospectives

Hearn's essays turn encounters with Japan into reflections on culture, inviting readers to consider the assumptions they carry into an unfamiliar world.

Nonfiction

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan

Lafcadio Hearn

Discover the Japan Lafcadio Hearn found in everyday encounters, as inherited beliefs and customs meet a country undergoing far-reaching change.

Biography

Japan: An Interpretation

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn looks beneath unfamiliar appearances, offering Western readers an interpretation of Japanese society through its beliefs, customs and historical inheritance.

History

Writings from Japan

Lafcadio Hearn

Encounter Japan through Lafcadio Hearn's attentive prose, where cultural curiosity turns unfamiliar customs and beliefs into absorbing questions about everyday life.

Literary fiction

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