Patient X : the case-book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Peace, David2019
Books, Manuscripts
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was one of Japan's great writers - author of the stories 'Rashomon' and 'In a Bamboo Grove', most famously - who lived through Japan's turbulent Taisho period of 1912 to 1926, including the devastating 1923 earthquake, only to take his own life at the age of just 35 in 1927. These are the stories of 'Patient X' in one of our iron castles. He will tell his tales to anyone with the ears and the time to listen. Inspired and informed by Akutagawa's stories, essays, and letters, David Peace has fashioned a most extraordinary novel of tales.
Main title:
Patient X : the case-book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa / David Peace.
Author:
Peace, David, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2019.
Collation:
xiii, 311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780571333646 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GF
LC class:
PR6066.E116
Local class:
FIC
Language:
English
BRN:
2415209
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