Asakusa Park

<p><strong>An Eclectic Collection of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Untranslated Stories</strong></p><p>This collection of twenty-six short stories offers a glimpse into many facets of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's imagination. Most of the stories featured in this collection have not previously been translated into English. From fantastical worlds seen through a child's or frogs' eyes to themes of heroism love guilt and the musings of the leader of the Forty-Seven Ronin the stories explore humor darkness and human nature. Several of the stories feature a character named Yasukichi Horikawa believed to be Akutagawa's alter ego.</p><p></p><p>Kan Kikuchi was a writer a publisher and a close friend of Ryunosuke Akutagawa. This collection also includes a composition by him about his friend's death and the suicide note sent to him by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.</p><p></p><p>Contents</p><p>The Sake Bug</p><p>Early Spring</p><p>The Tiger Stories</p><p>The Monkey</p><p>Shino</p><p>A Day in the Life of Ōishi Kuranosuke</p><p>Unrequited Love</p><p>The Hell of Loneliness</p><p>Frogs</p><p>San'emon's Crime</p><p>The Dream</p><p>The Foundling</p><p>Asakusa Park</p><p>Ten Needles</p><p>Taneko's Melancholy</p><p>Doubts</p><p>The Quality of a Hero</p><p>Father</p><p>The Riverside Fish Market</p><p>From Yasukichi's Notebook</p><p>The Bow</p><p>A Romance Novel</p><p>Compositions</p><p>Youth</p><p>The Cold</p><p>A Ten Yen Bill</p><p>About the Author (by Kan Kikuchi)</p><p>A Note Sent to an Old Friend</p>