Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲, 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (; Greek: Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν), was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Before moving to Japan and becoming a Japanese citizen, he worked as a journalist in the United States, primarily in Cincinnati and New Orleans. His writings about New Orleans, based on his decade-long stay there, are also well-known. Hearn was born on the Greek island of Lefkada, after which a complex series of conflicts and events led to his being moved to Dublin, where he was abandoned first by his mother, then his father, and finally by his father's aunt (who had been appointed his official guardian). At the age of 19, he emigrated to the United States, where he found work as a newspaper reporter, first in Cincinnati and later in New Orleans. From there, he was sent as a correspondent to the French West Indies, where he stayed for two years, and then to Japan, …
Lafcadio Hearn
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Lafkadyo Hoyrn, Lacadio Hearn, Yakumo Koizumi, and 57 others
Хирн, Lefcada, Lafcaido Hearn, L ハーン, Leukadios Chern, Patrikios-Leukadios Chern, Лафкадио Херн, Хэрн, Giakumo Koizumi, ラフカディオ ハーン, 小泉八云, לאפקאדיא האירן, Laukadios Chern, Лафкадио Хирн, Лафкадио Хърн, ラフカジオ ハーン, 八雲 小泉, Lefcas, Patrikios Leukadios Chern, Bayun Xiaoquan, ハーン、ラフカディオ, Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn, ヤクモ コイズミ, Yakumo Hoizumi, Leucas, 고이즈미 야쿠모, Paddy Hearn, Yakumo Koïsunu, Lafkadio Hoirn, Герн, ラフカディオ・ハーン, Lafkadio Khŭrn, لافکادیو هرن, Rafukadio Han, Lefkadios Hern, 小泉八雲, En Ho, Koizoumi Yakoumo, Λευκάδιος Χερν, Lafkadyo Hoirn, Patrick L. Hearn, Lafkadio Hern, Pa-yün Hsiao-chʻüan, Patricius Lafcadius Hearn, Jakumo Koisumi, Rafukadio Hān, Koizumi Yakumo, Leukadios Hern, Lafkadio Hearn, ラフカディオ ヘルン, ラフカジヲ ヘルン, Hearn, La-fu-kʻa-ti-wo Ho-en, Lafcadio Hearn, Lafcadio Hern, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, L Hearn - Born:
- June 27, 1850
- Died:
- Sept. 26, 1904
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Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲, 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (; Greek: Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν), was a Greek-Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Before moving to Japan and becoming a Japanese citizen, he worked as a journalist in the United States, primarily in Cincinnati and New Orleans. His writings about New Orleans, based on his decade-long stay there, are also well-known. Hearn was born on the Greek island of Lefkada, after which a complex series of conflicts and events led to his being moved to Dublin, where he was abandoned first by his mother, then his father, and finally by his father's aunt (who had been appointed his official guardian). At the age of 19, he emigrated to the United States, where he found work as a newspaper reporter, first in Cincinnati and later in New Orleans. From there, he was sent as a correspondent to the French West Indies, where he stayed for two years, and then to Japan, where he would remain for the rest of his life. In Japan, Hearn married a Japanese woman with whom he had four children. His writings about Japan offered the Western world a glimpse into a largely unknown but fascinating culture at the time.
Books by Lafcadio Hearn
Geistergeschichten aus Japan
by Lafcadio Hearn, Benjamin Lacombe, Berta Franzos, and 2 others
