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Exotics and Retrospectives

Lafcadio Hearn, born 1850 in Greece, went to Japan when he was 40 years old and became a Japanese citizen only 6 years later. His writings about Japan from the beginning of the Meiji era, when the country was just opening to the West, remain among the most important explanations of Japanese culture.
This book contains in the first part, "Exotics", his observations of and personal insights into Japan. For example, Fuji no Yama tells about him climbing the highest mountain in Japan; and A Question in the Zen Texts, Literature of the Dead, and Of Moon Desire try to explain Buddhist teachings. In the second part, "Retrospectives", Hearn leaves both Japan and his vantage point as impartial observer behind and delves into personal experiences and musings that occurred to him in the numerous countries he visited. The main topic of these very personal pieces is beauty in all its forms. (Summary by Availle)

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Essays & Short Works , Philosophy

Running Time: 05 hours 32 minutes 41 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Foreword William Gavula	1:39
2	EXOTICS: I Fuji-No-Yama William Gavula	48:14
3	II Insect Musicians MaryAnn	46:59
4	III A Question in the Zen Texts William Gavula	10:53
5	IV The Literature of the Dead, Part 1 Availle	42:51
6	IV The Literature of the Dead, Part 2 Availle	28:33
7	V Frogs Larry Wilson	19:33
8	VI Of Moon-Desire Lynne T	12:48
9	RETROSPECTIVES: VII First Impressions Isana	14:08
10	VIII Beauty is Memory Larry Wilson	11:47
11	IX Sadness in Beauty JenMitchell	10:25
12	X Parfum de Jeunesse Kristin G.	5:21
13	XI Azure Psychology Larry Wilson	14:12
14	XII A Serenade Kristin G.	8:53
15	XIII A Red Sunset heeheekitty	13:42
16	XIV Frisson heeheekitty	12:55
17	XV Vespertina Cognitio Availle	20:52
18	XVI The Eternal Haunter Kristin G.	8:56