Three Japanese Short Stories

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'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.