In Ghostly Japan (Annotated)

In Ghostly Japan is a refined collection of supernatural sketches, Buddhist reflections, folktales, and cultural essays through which Lafcadio Hearn renders Meiji-era Japan as a realm where the visible and invisible continually interpenetrate. Its prose is delicate, atmospheric, and suggestive rather than sensational, drawing on oral tradition, temple lore, and classical Japanese aesthetics. Situa...