Kokoro (Paperback)

The word kokoro translates to heart, capturing a spectrum of meanings such as spirit, courage, resolve, and sentiment. Here Lafcadio Hearn provides fifteen poignant glimpses into the spiritual and emotional makeup of Japan, getting to the "heart" of a proud and often misunderstood nation.

Lafcadio Hearn (18501904) was an expatriate and famed writer of Japanese culture.