{"product_id":"in-dreams-the-very-short-stories-of-rya-a-nosuke-akutagawa-paperback","title":"In Dreams: The Very Short Stories of Ryã «nosuke Akutagawa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAkutagawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRyan Choi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeftly translated by Ryan Choi, these stories and vignettes (plus two short plays) all have radical brevity in common, demonstrating that Akutagawa was an early and prescient master of what we now call \"flash\" fiction and non-fiction. With a striking economy of means, the author gives us vivid, eccentric, feeling characters, young and elderly, learned and unpolished, urban and rural. Akutagawa's observations and notes â€\" on dreams, on being impersonated, on mountain towns, winter nights, university life and, poignantly, the Great Kantō Earthquake â€\" are as rich and evocative as his stories, with which they share a mesmerising quality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in Japan between 1914 and 1927 (some posthumously), these works have been overlooked in favour of Akutagawa's longer tales, which have formed the basis of his reputation in the West. In translating them, Choi rounds out our understanding of this master stylist.Â\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 4.9 x 1.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765055062304,"sku":"9781911475569","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/83f6da45a047089287628ec67825b396.webp?v=1780261322","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-dreams-the-very-short-stories-of-rya-a-nosuke-akutagawa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}