Tag: Hearn short story

Hearn 7: Kimiko

April 29, 2021

This is the seventh and last in a series of Lafcadio Hearn stories set in Kyoto. ‘Kimiko’ first appeared in Kokoro (1896). For an introduction to Hearn’s Kyoto stories, please click here. ******************** Synopsis The story is set in the ‘Street of the Geisha’, which at night ‘is one of the queerest in the world’. …Read More

Hearn 6: The Reconciliation

April 17, 2021

‘The Reconciliation’ first appeared in Shadowings (1900) This is Part 6 of a series of seven stories by Hearn which are set in Kyoto. For an introduction to Hearn’s Kyoto stories, please click here. Synopsis: A young samurai of Kyoto, reduced to poverty by the ruin of his lord, had to take work in the …Read More

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