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Ryuosuke Akutagawa was one of Japan's great writers. He lived through Japan's turbulent Taisho period, including the devastating 1923 earthquake, only to take his own life at the age of just thirty-five in 1927. Inpsired by Akutagawa's stories, essays and letters, David Peace has fashioned an extraordinary novel of tales.

Ryuosuke Akutagawa a fost unul dintre marii scriitori ai Japoniei. A trait perioada turbulenta Taisho din Japonia, inclusiv cutremurul devastator din 1923, pentru a-si lua propria viata la varsta de doar treizeci si cinci de ani in 1927.