Murder in the Age of Enlightenment - (Essential Stories) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (Paperback)

This collection of seven newly translated stories from the iconic Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa is a must-read for fans of psychological and formally unconventional fiction.

With vivid translations by Bryan Karetnyk, these stories offer glimpses into moments of madness, murder, and obsession, unfolding in elegant, sometimes laconic prose.

From an isolated bamboo grove to the Emperor's court, each story is a stylishly original depiction of the darkness of our desires.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to read Akutagawa's work again and again, as described by Haruki Murakami as "one never tires of reading and re-reading his work."