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    Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories

    By Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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    A stylishly original collection of seven newly translated stories from the iconic Japanese writer

    The stories in this fantastical, unconventional collection are subtly wrought depictions of the darkness of our desires. From an isolated bamboo grove, to a lantern festival in Tokyo, to the Emperor's court, they offer glimpses into moments of madness, murder, and obsession. Vividly translated by Bryan Karetnyk, they unfold in elegant, sometimes laconic, always gripping prose.

    Akutagawa's stories are characterised by their stylish originality; they are stories to be read again and again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateApr 6, 2021
    ISBN9781782275565
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    Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories
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    Ryunosuke Akutagawa

    Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was one of Japan's leading literary figures in the Taishō period. Regarded as the father of the Japanese short story, he produced over 150 in his short lifetime. Haunted by the fear that he would inherit his mother's madness, Akutagawa suffered from worsening mental health problems towards the end of his life and committed suicide aged 35 by taking an overdose of barbiturates.

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