Mosquitoes by Lafcadio Hearn | Prose summary | Phoenixofliterature
“Mosquitoes” -Lafcadio Hearn "BE PERSISTENT LIKE A MOSQUITO, AT THE END YOU WILL GET YOUR BITE" -BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was born on 27 June 1850 in Greece and he was a Japanese writer. He was a translator, writer, Journalist and teacher. He was known for his collections of ghost stories. He was mainly written on the themes of supernatural power, theme of sacrifice, karma, nature destruction and its consequences. He is the one who introduced Japan’s culture and literature to the west. His notable works are Glimpse of Unfamiliar Japan, Kwaiden and Youma. He was died in 26 September 1904. The prose Mosquitoes is taken from his Insect Literature . It consists of twenty essays and stories in Japan where the insects has much appreciated. In this prose, the author talks about the mosquitoes near his house and its dangerous bite. He says