Three Japanese Short Stories by Chiyo Uno Paperback Book 9780241339749

'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.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Author: Chiyo Uno Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 64 Page Count: 64 Publication Date: 2018 Year of Publication: 2018 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 166 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 16.7 cm Package Dimension Width: 11.2 cm Package Dimension Height: 0.5 cm ISBN: 9780241339749