Wandering Ghost: The Odyssey of Lafcadio Hearn

xxi, 438 pp. "Chronicles the life of one of the nineteenth century's most colorful literary figures, detailing Hearn's career as a newspaper reporter, his poetry of the New Orleans underclass, and his move to Japan." "Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (/h??rn/; Greek: ?at?????? ?e???d??? ?e??; 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (?? ??), was a writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, Hearn is also known for his writings about the city of New Orleans based on his ten-year stay in that city."