โ Scribed by Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
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Stunning tales from master storyteller: superbly nuanced prose, subtly exposing the human psyche. Borges loved him.;Mandarins; At the Seashore; An Evening Conversation; The Handkerchief; An Enlightened Husband; Autumn; Winter; Fortune; Kesa and Morito; The Death of a Disciple; O'er a Withered Moor; The Garden; The Life of a Fool; The Villa of the Black Crane; Cogwheels; Notes; Additional Terminology; Translator's Afterword.
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