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Lafcadio Hearn

Hearn in 1889 }} 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904}} was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose work played a significant role in the introduction of the culture and literature of Japan to the mainstream Western world.

His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as ''Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things''. Before moving to Japan and becoming a Japanese citizen, he worked as a journalist in the United States, primarily in Cincinnati and New Orleans. His writings about New Orleans, based on his decade-long stay there, are also well-known.

Hearn was born on the Greek island of Lefkada but moved to Dublin, where he was abandoned first by his mother, then his father, and finally by his father's aunt (who had been appointed his official guardian). At the age of 19, he emigrated to the United States, where he found work as a newspaper reporter, first in Cincinnati and later in New Orleans. From there, he was sent as a correspondent to Martinique in the French West Indies, where he stayed for two years, and then in 1890 to Japan, where he would remain for the rest of his life.

In Japan, Hearn married Setsuko Koizumi, with whom he had four children. His writings about Japan offered the Western world an introduction to Japanese culture. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Chita: A Memory of Last Island by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

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    In Ghostly Japan by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

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    Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

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    Some Chinese Ghosts by Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904

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    King Candaules by Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872

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    Clarimonde by Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872

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    The Mummy's Foot by Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872

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