Project Gutenberg 2005-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 310 Hearn, Lafcadio 1850 1904 Koizumi, Yakumo Hearn, Patrick Lafcadio Xiaoquan, Bayun Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life At a railway station -- The genius of Japanese civilization -- A street singer -- From a traveling diary -- The nun of the temple of Amida -- After the war -- Haru -- A glimpse of tendencies -- By force of Karma -- A conservative -- In the twilight of the gods -- The idea of pre-existence -- In cholera-time -- Some thoughts about ancestor-worship -- Kimiko -- Appendix: Three popular ballads. Produced by Liz Warren "Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life" by Lafcadio Hearn is a collection of essays reflecting on the complexities of Japanese culture and philosophy, written during the late 19th century. The work delves into themes of justice, morality, and the nuanced emotional landscape of the Japanese people, revealing the profound inner life that shapes their society. The opening portion of the book introduces readers to a poignant scene at a railway station where a captured criminal, Kusabe, faces the widow of his victim and a boy who has never known his father. This intense moment of confrontation highlights themes of remorse, compassion, and justice, as the boy is urged to confront the man responsible for his father's death. The quiet yet powerful reactions of the crowd underscore a complex societal understanding of crime and punishment, revealing the interplay between emotion and obligation within Japanese culture. Hearn's narrative captures the essence of these interactions, suggesting a rich inner life shaped by tradition, morality, and the whispers of shared human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Japan -- Civilization Folklore -- Japan Japan -- Social life and customs DS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 497690 2025-07-04T07:19:46.404511 text/html 497511 2025-01-11T22:34:35.035564 text/html 269929 2025-07-04T07:19:54.530484 application/epub+zip 274962 2025-07-04T07:19:49.619490 application/epub+zip 257920 2025-07-04T07:19:48.406499 application/epub+zip 503337 2025-07-04T07:19:58.303490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479738 2025-07-04T07:19:53.753476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391511 2022-09-04T12:19:26.222275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461948 2025-07-04T07:19:45.983689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461670 2020-08-19T11:59:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18128 2025-07-04T07:19:58.426425 application/rdf+xml 15962 2025-07-04T07:19:48.929472 image/jpeg 3653 2025-07-04T07:19:48.653512 image/jpeg 179191 2020-08-19T12:02:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 265378 2025-07-04T07:19:46.443502 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia