Three Japanese Short Stories

''Oh the cruelty of time, that destroys all things!''

Beguiling, strange and hair-raising tales from early 20th century Japan: Nagai''s Behind the Prison, Uno''s Closet LLB and Akutagawa''s deeply macabre General Kim.

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