Foreign Masters' Prose Series - Selected Prose of Yojūrō Mizuno

Author: Lafcadio Hearn ()
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the late 19th century, Japan was still a mysterious land in the eyes of Westerners. An Englishman, as a special contributor to an American publishing company, came to Japan, teaching English while writing numerous essays and sketches about Japanese life, which earned him a place in literary history. He is none other than the author of this book, Lafcadio Hearn (). This book selects 27 essays and sketches from different periods of Hearn’s life, introducing this Japanese-born British writer to Chinese readers. These works reflect the author’s profound knowledge and delicate aesthetic sensibility. Some describe the grandeur and beauty of Japan’s mountains and seas in words, while others blend natural descriptions with myths and legends, creating an ethereal, dreamlike, and elusive atmosphere. Some interpret famous European poems through the lens of comparative culture, in a conversational and accessible manner. The entire collection presents a fusion of Eastern and Western cultural aesthetics, offering both high aesthetic and intellectual value.