This 1899 collection of essays contains some chilling ghost stories, but it is primarily a study of the cultural significance of ghosts and the occult in Japan. Hearn's astonishing ability to penetrate a foreign sensibility and convey a portion of its mysterious essence to Western readers, without in the process traducing his subject, is alluring.
| ISBN: | 9781411449671 |
| Publication date: | 12th April 2011 |
| Author: | Hearn, Lafcadio |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook |