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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)

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Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—a world that still endures in many ways in spite of the changes that have taken place during the modernization of Japan.

Synopsis:

An enthralling look into the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Japan

Synopsis:

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—a world that still endures in many ways in spite of the changes that have taken place during the modernization of Japan.

About the Author

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was a confirmed Japanophile and a renowned interpreter of things Japanese to the West. Hearn's most famous work is a collection of lectures entitled Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN:
9784805310250
Author:
Hearn, Lafcadio
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Foreword by:
Richie, Donald
Foreword:
Richie, Donald
Author:
Richie, Donald
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
Japan
Subject:
Asia - Japan
Subject:
World History-Japan
Subject:
Non-Classifiable
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature
Publication Date:
20090624
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
2 bandw photos; some bandw lines drawing
Pages:
608
Dimensions:
8.00 x 5.13 in

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