Tales Grotesque and Curious

Name: Tales Grotesque and Curious
Author: Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

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Edition details

Digital edition date: Mar 4, 2026
Language: English
Format: EPUB
Translated by: Glenn W. Shaw

Book Summary

Rashōmon, The Nose, The Spider's Thread, and other darkly comic fables—Akutagawa's major stories in English (Project Gutenberg, Glenn W. Shaw trans.).

Japanese fiction Short stories Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

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