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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A westerner who went native in the late 1800-s, Lafcadio-san gave a sympathetic, even admiring account of Japanese culture - presenting folk tales, first-hand accounts, folk-songs, sculpture, bio-names. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Written while was Hearn was a professor of English literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, A Japanese Miscellany (1901) contains three sections: "Strange Stories,""Folklore Gleanings,"(with its beautiful dragonfly illustrations), and "Studies Here and There," which looks at unusual aspects of Japanese culture. Of special note is a delightful discussion of the traditional Daruma doll, including its toy manifestations. No library descriptions found. |
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