Kokoro―An Intimate Portrait of Japanese Inner Life [単行本]

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• 内容紹介

  Kokoro is Hearn's love letter to Japan－his exploration of the genius of Japanese civilization and the wonder he felt at encountering these islands and their inhabitants.
  
  The 15 extraordinary stories in this book include:
  "Kimiko"－ A beautiful geisha hatches a desperate plan to save her mother from poverty but then must make a heartbreaking choice.
  "A Conservative"－ A samurai's son embraces the West and travels to Europe but finds his new home to be a shallow and faithless land.
  "A Street Singer"－ A woman captivates crowds with the beauty of her voice, but her life story goes much deeper than her musical talents.
  "By Force of Karma"－ The peculiar tale of a Buddhist priest who receives a letter from a mysterious woman and ultimately takes his own life.
  
  Published six years after Hearn arrived in Japan, these stories focus on the inner spiritual life of the Japanese. Sometimes touching and always compelling, they are drawn from Hearn's own experiences, telling stories of the people and customs that still make Japan so unique.
  
  Kokoro includes an informative foreword by Patricia Welch which highlights how, 125 years later, our understanding of Japan can still be deepened by Hearn's heartfelt prose.

• 著者について

  Lafcadio Hearn (ラフカディオ　ハーン)
  Lafcadio Hearn was one of the earliest foreign writers to publish stories and essays about Japan in English. Arriving in 1890, he taught English literature and began publishing books on Japan in 1894, soon becoming known as the most perceptive interpreter of all things Japanese to the West. His books on Japan include Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Kwaidan and In Ghostly Japan.
  
  Patricia Welch (パトリシア　ウェルチ)
  Patricia Welch is a professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature in the Department of Comparative Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics at Hofstra University.

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