Of Ghosts and Goblins

Of Ghosts and Goblins
Lafcadio Hearn
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Hardback
h167 x 120mm - 224pg
25 Aug 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780241573723
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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world' s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. In this haunting collection, the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore stalk the page. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.
The overarching mood is of wonder . . . the stories occupy the reverie world our mind projects onto the backs of our eyelids, where the ordinary mingles with the supernatural * Wall Street Journal *
The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241573723
Published: 25 Aug 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 167mm
Width: 120mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 224

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