Chita: A Memory of Last Island

By Lafcadio Hearn

Chita: A Memory of Last Island is a novella by Lafcadio Hearn. Based on the hurricane of 1856, we follow a group of people struggling for survival amongst a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Nov 22, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664632005

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn, also called Koizumi Yakumo, was best known for his books about Japan. He wrote several collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, including Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.

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