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Book of the Week – Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things is more than a collection of ghost stories. Through haunted landscapes, folklore, and lyrical prose studies on butterflies, insects, and myth, Hearn reveals a way of seeing rooted in attention and atmosphere. This Book of the Week explores why Kwaidan remains an essential and inspiring read for haiku and Japanese short form writers.

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