NAGAI KAFŪ

Born 1879, Tokyo

Died 1959, Ichikawa

UNO KŌJI

Born 1891, Fukuoka

Died 1961, Tokyo

AKUTAGAWA RYŪNOSUKE

Born 1892, Tokyo

Died 1927, Tokyo

These three stories are from the forthcoming Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.

AKUTAGAWA IN PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS

Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories

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This selection first published 2018

Translation copyright © Jay Rubin, 2018

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ISBN: 978-0-241-33975-6

Contents

Behind the Prison – Nagai Kafū

Closet LLB – Uno Kōji

General Kim – Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

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