Japan, an attempt at interpretation [front cover].

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Japan, an attempt at interpretation [front cover].

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Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) is almost as Japanese as haiku. Both are an art form, an institution in Japan. Haiku is indigenous to the nation; Hearn became a Japanese citizen and married a Japanese [Setsu Koizumi], taking the name Yakumo Koizumi. His flight from Western materialism brought him to Japan in 1890. His search for beauty and tranquillity, for pleasing customs and lasting values, kept him there the rest of his life, a confirmed Japanophile. He became the great interpreter of things J...

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Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

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1801-1950 / Early works to 1800 / History / Religion / Shinto

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