The Story of Chugoro, Lafcadio Hearn
The Story of Chugoro, Lafcadio Hearn
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The Story of Chugoro

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2016


Synopsis

Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn (1850-1904) was the son of a British father and Greek mother. He spent his early life in England, Ireland, France and America before moving in 1890 to Japan, where he married and settled. His most famous works are retellings of Japanese and Chinese folktales, in particular those of a ghostly or macabre nature.

'The Story of Chugoro' is the tale of a young man who is enticed into the clutches of a vampiric frog.

About Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was the son of an Anglo-Irish father and a Greek mother. He was one of the earliest writers to relay stories of supernatural Japan to the West. He arrived in Japan in 1890 and fell in love with the country and its people. He married a samurai's daughter, became a Japanese citizen and a Buddhist, and changed his name to Koizumi Yakumo. In 1896, he began teaching English literature at Tokyo Imperial University, and then at Waseda University, becoming the great interpreter of things Japanese to the West. His books on Japan include Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Kokoro, A Japanese Miscellany, and Kwaidan.


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