TRUTH BE TOLD, Obelia had a Princess before Athanasia was born. Her name is Princess Odette de Alger Obelia, the second child next to Crown Prince Anastasius. She is the middle sibling; caught in between her two brothers. A strong and fierce woman, some might say. However, her bravery and wit remain unmatched. She is...
This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the source for the movie Rashōmon to his later, more autobiographical writings. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery...
The post-war period in Japan was one of immense social change as Japanese society adjusted to the shock of defeat and to the occupation of Japan by American forces and their allies. Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun takes this milieu as its background to tell the story of the decline of a minor aristocratic family. The st...