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Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories

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From a nobleman's court, to the garden of paradise, to a lantern festival in Tokyo, these stories offer dazzling glimpses into moments of madness, murder and obsession. A talented yet spiteful painter is given over to depravity in pursuit of artistic brilliance. In the depths of hell, a robber spies a single spider's thread being lowered towards him. When a body is found in an isolated bamboo grove, a kaleidoscopic account of violence and desire begins to unfold.These are short stories from an unparalleled master of the form. Sublimely crafted and stylishly original, Akutagawa's writing is shot through with a fantastical sensibility. This collection, in a vivid new translation by Bryan Karetnyk, brings together the most essential work from this iconic Japanese writer.

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Length 206 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Pushkin Press
Released December 3, 2020
Identifier (ISBN) 52958130
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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