Akutagawa, Ryunosuke - The Essential Akutagawa

“Akutagawa displays an insightful and keenly creative intelligence in prose so lucid its sophistication is hardly visible." —Chris Power, The Guardian Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892—1927), often called "the Father of the Japanese short story," wrote more than 150 works during his brief but prolific career. Widely regarded as Japan's master storyteller, he blended modern sensibilities with timeless themes to profound effect. This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Akutagawa's work ever published in English