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Laf⋅cad⋅i⋅o [laf-kad-ee-oh] , (“Koizumi Yakumo” ), 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894. |
| Hearn (hûrn) Greek-born American writer noted for his exotic stories and novels. He spent the last 15 years of his life in Japan, where he wrote twelve books, including Kokoro (1896). |