Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life

by Lafcadio Hearn

Overview

Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life The fifteen essays in this captivating volume focus on the inner, rather than the outer, life of Japan. These stories penetrate to the heart of things Japanese: "Kimiko", a portrait of a beautiful geisha; "By Force of Karma", the story of a Buddhist monk; and "A Glimpse of Tendencies" all sum up Hearn's feelings about the country he adopted as his own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518792700
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/11/2015
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

After years of living in Greece, Ireland, France, England, the United States, and the French West Indies, 41-year-old Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) found a home in Meiji Japan, where he married, became a citizen, and took the name Koizumi Yakumo. As a teacher, writer, and correspondent, he was among the first to introduce the culture and literature of Japan to the West.