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THE STORY OF AOYAGI By Lafcadio Hearn

THE STORY OF AOYAGI

By Lafcadio Hearn

  • Release Date: 2015-08-18
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
  • $5.99

Description

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904) better known by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲) is are international writer. Hearn was born in and named for the island of Lefkada, one of the Greek Ionian Islands. He became widely known because of his books about Japan, especially the collection of myths and legends of Japanese culture. In the USA, it is also known for his work about the New Orleans, based on his ten-year stay in that city. During his life, he wrote many works that remain popular today.
This legend tells story samurai, named Tomotada in the service of Hatakeyama Yoshimune, the Lord of Noto. When Tomotada was about twenty years old, he was sent upon a private mission to Hosokawa Masamoto, the great daimyo of Kyoto, a kinsman of Hatakeyama Yoshimune.  If you like the small but fascinating stories, this book will be very interesting to you.