| A Walk in Kumamoto: The Life & Times of Setsu Koizumi, Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Wife Contributor(s): Hasegawa, Yoji (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860340296 ISBN-13: 9781860340291 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1997 Annotation: This book provides a rare insight into the private life and character of Lafcadio Hearn -- one of the leading 'interpreters' of Japan at the end of the 19th century, as told by his Japanese wife. It also gives a first-hand account of how wealthy, distinguished Japanese families were turned onto the streets of Japan after the Japanese civil war of 1867-1868, overturning the old feudal order in favor of modernization and 'Westernization.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Asia - Japan - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Life and Times of Setsu Koizumi - Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 5.62" W x 8.74" (1.24 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Feminine |