Chita: A Memory of Last Island (eBook, PDF) - Hearn, Lafcadio
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Lafcadio Hearn was an English writer who was born in Greece, lived in Ireland, and then moved to the United States. He later moved to Japan, which had a great influence on his writing. Hearn is best known for his stories about Japan, especially his ghost stories and legends. Chita a Memory of Last Island was written while Hearn was living in New Orleans. Chita was a young white girl adopted by Spanish parents. The novella was based on the hurricane of 1856. The barrier island of L'Ile Dernicre was totally destroyed and swept into the sea. The story tells of good people living on the edge of an…mehr

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Lafcadio Hearn was an English writer who was born in Greece, lived in Ireland, and then moved to the United States. He later moved to Japan, which had a great influence on his writing. Hearn is best known for his stories about Japan, especially his ghost stories and legends. Chita a Memory of Last Island was written while Hearn was living in New Orleans. Chita was a young white girl adopted by Spanish parents. The novella was based on the hurricane of 1856. The barrier island of L'Ile Dernicre was totally destroyed and swept into the sea. The story tells of good people living on the edge of an abyss and the brutality of nature. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed portions of New Orleans this story by Hearn has even more significance. Without the benefit of modern technology or meteorology, Hearn accurately portrays a hurricane of 1856, an event he didn't experience, as he didn't move to this area until over 21 years later. He was obviously intimate with the workings of nature, and the descriptions of the hurricane and its immediate aftermath are enthralling.
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Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known by his Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was a notable writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, famed for his keen exploration of Japanese culture and folklore. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, he spent his early years in Ireland and later emigrated to the United States, eventually making his way to Japan, where he found his true calling. Hearn's work is characterized by a lyrical prose style and an insatiable curiosity for the exotic and the overlooked facets of the societies he explored. His literary contributions include a profusion of articles, translations, and books, with 'Chita: A Memory of Last Island' (1889) being a pivotal work that illustrates his mastery in conveying the spectral charm of doomed locales, in this case, the Gulf island devastated by a hurricane in 1856. Hearn's narrative weaves a haunting, almost ethereal tale of survival and loss, enveloped in the rich tapestry of Creole life. Other significant works by Hearn include 'Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things' (1904), wherein he deftly transports readers into the mystical world of Japanese ghost stories, and 'Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan' (1894), which showcases his profound appreciation and understanding of Japanese aesthetics and traditions. Hearn's prolific output offered Western readers one of the first and richest gateways into a Japan still veiled to the outside world, making his work invaluable to cross-cultural literature and studies in orientalism.