The beautiful and the grotesque / Ryunosuke Akutagawa ; translated by Takashi Kojima and John McVittie ; edited by John McVittie and Arthur Pell ; illustrations by Yuko Shimizu.
Previous edition published under the title Exotic Japanese Stories: the beautiful and the grotesque.
Contents:
A sprig of wild orange (Introduction) -- The robbers ("Chuto") -- The dog, Shiro -- The handkerchief ("Hankechi") -- The dolls ("Hina") -- Gratitude ("Hoonki") -- The faith of Wei Sheêng ("Bisei no shin") -- The lady, Roku-no-miya ("Rokunomiya no himegime") -- The kappa -- Saigô takamori -- The greeting ("Ojigi") -- Withered fields ("Kareno-sho") -- Absorbed in letters ("Gesaku zanmai") -- The garden ("Niwa") -- The badger ("Mujina") -- Heresy ("Jashumon") -- A woman's body.
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