{"product_id":"the-outsider-the-life-and-work-of-lafcadio-hearn-the-man-who-introduced-voodoo-creole-cooking-and-japanese-ghosts-to-the-world-hardcover","title":"The Outsider: The Life and Work of Lafcadio Hearn: The Man Who Introduced Voodoo, Creole Cooking and Japanese Ghosts to the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Kemme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBon Koizumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into the extraordinary life of the man who made an impact as an observer wherever he lived, and went on to become the leading western interpreter of Japan and Japanese culture--a position he still occupies today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Greece and abandoned as a child, Lafcadio Hearn lived the life of an exile. He travelled the world and became a famous writer but always felt like an outsider--in Dublin, London, Cincinnati, New Orleans, and French-speaking Martinique. To him, none of these places felt like home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHearn's life in America was punctuated by a string of successes and failures. In Cincinnati he became the city's best-known crime reporter but was fired after marrying a black woman. Devastated, he moved to New Orleans, where he championed French Creole and Caribbean culture and created the city's image as a place of voodoo and debauchery (the image which many Americans still hold today). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHearn arrived in Japan at a time of historic change. Sent there as a correspondent, he soon found himself alone and jobless. He settled in the remote town of Matsue, firmly believing that Japan would provide him with an endless supply of rich writing material--perhaps enough to last a lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next dozen years, Hearn published 15 books which were lauded by the likes of Mark Twain, William Butler Yeats, Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. Hearn's books made him famous as the leading writer on Japan and Japanese culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the fascinating journey of Hearn's life and the series of events--from peaks to pitfalls--that shaped his remarkable story, including: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis troubled childhood and emigration to America with no job or money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis career as a popular newspaper writer and essayist in Cincinnati and New Orleans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis life in Japan where he became a Buddhist, married the daughter of a Samurai and took the Japanese name Yakumo Koizumi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHearn's worldwide fame as a writer, especially for his works on ghosts, demons, monsters and the supernatural world of Japanese folklore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Steve Kemme is president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society\/USA and a leading expert on Hearn's life and writings. This book includes a foreword by Bon Koizumi, Hearn's great-grandson and director of the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue, Japan, along with 30 images which portray the pivotal people and places in Hearn's amazing life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Kemme\u003c\/b\u003e is president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society\/USA and a former reporter for the \u003ci\u003eCincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, where Hearn formerly worked. He is a member of the Japan Research Center of Greater Cincinnati and has spoken at Hearn symposiums worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBon Koizumi\u003c\/b\u003e is Lafcadio Hearn's great-grandson. He is a professor at the University of Shimane Junior College and director of the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue, which is housed in Hearn's first home in Japan.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52030242357549,"sku":"9784805317600","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LiXlusurO19784805317600.webp?v=1777506631","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-outsider-the-life-and-work-of-lafcadio-hearn-the-man-who-introduced-voodoo-creole-cooking-and-japanese-ghosts-to-the-world-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}