MURDER IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. ESSENTIAL STORIES. RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA. Libro en papel. 9781782275558 LIBRERIA 9 3/4
MURDER IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

MURDER IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

ESSENTIAL STORIES

RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA

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PUSHKIN PRESS
Año de edición:
2021
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Fiction - non fiction
ISBN:
978-1-78227-555-8
Páginas:
224
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u003cbu003eA stylishly original collection of seven newly translated stories from the iconic Japanese writeru003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eAkutagawa's stories are characterised by their stylish originality; they are stories to be read again and again.

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