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Title: A Japanese Miscellany: Strange Stories, Folklore Gleanings, Studies Here & There by Lafcadio Hearn ISBN: 4-925080-38-5 Publisher: ICG Muse Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Summary: Dragonflies, Samurai ghosts and Buddhist rituals
Comment: Like all of Lafcadio Hearn's writings, "A Japanese Miscellany" is full of wandering musings, thoughts and observations of Japan freshly under the Meiji Restoration, when hints of old Japan could still be seen in the life of the people. All of the stories are fairly short, and reflect Hearn's love of folk magic, ghosts and moonlight themes.
The book is broken into three section. Strange Stories are all short fiction ghost tales. Folklore Gleanings is made up of scientific observations and reports, and Studies Here and There collects some interesting non-fiction tales of death and Buddhist rites.
Strange Stories - "Of a Promise Kept" is a honest, honorable Samurai ghost story. "Of a Promise Broken" is the opposite, an eerie tale of Samurai dishonor. "Before the Supreme Court," "The Story of Kogi the Priest" and "The Story of Kwashin Koji" are Buddhist folk tales full or morality and magic. "The Story of Umetsu Chubei" is a Samurai tale of heritage and strength.
Folklore Gleanings - "Dragon Flies" is an in-depth article on Dragon Flies, including drawings, myths and a collection of translated haikus. It is one of the longer pieces in the book. "Buddhist Names of Plants and Animals" is just that, showing the Buddhist origins of the names of several species. "Songs of Japanese Children" is also self-explanatory and is the longest article.
Studies Here and There - "On a Bridge" is a short bit of non-fiction about Samurai and peasants. "The Case of O-Dai" is a sad tale of early Christian missionaries, and their lack of respect for the native culture leading to one woman's destruction. "Beside the Sea" tells of a Buddhist ocean ritual for drowned sailors. "Drifting" is the story of a typhoon, and a brush with death. "Otokichi's Daruma" talks about the Daruma, a tiny Buddhist god of luck.
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Title: Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation by Lafcadio Hearn ISBN: 4925080393 Publisher: ICG Muse Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn ISBN: 4925080326 Publisher: ICG Muse Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life by Lafcadio Hern ISBN: 0766102211 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
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Title: Lafcadio Hearn's Japan: An Anthology of His Writings on the Country and Its People by Lafcadio Hearn, Donald Richie ISBN: 0804820961 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Boy Who Drew Cats: And Other Japanese Fairy Tales by Lafcadio Hearn, Lafadio Hearn, Y. S. Green, Yuko Green ISBN: 0486403483 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $1.00 |
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