Bibliograph

American writings, Lafcadio Hearn

Type

Label

American writings, Lafcadio Hearn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

American writings

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

311867669

Responsibility statement

Lafcadio Hearn

Series statement

The library of America, 190

Summary

The writings of Hearn's American years reveal an omnivorous curiosity and an always eclectic sensibility. Some Chinese Ghosts (1887) is a stylized retelling of ancient legends, foreshadowing Hearn's later fascination with Asian themes. The exquisitely crafted novels Chita (1889), about the devastation wrought by a Louisiana hurricane, and Youma (1890) about a slave rebellion in Martinique, epitomize his writing at its most luxuriantly romantic. His extraordinary travel book Two Years in the French West Indies (1890) provides a richly impressionistic account of his long stay on Martinique and other Caribbean islands

Table Of Contents

Some Chinese ghosts -- Chita -- Two years in the French West Indies -- Youma -- Selected journalism & letters

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