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the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature

One of the most revered poets of the twentieth century

in the early 20th century

Christine Kim examines how Western cultural representations of North Korea depend on fantasies of the inhuman

2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist: Best Fiction

Kappa Donation the literary world realized thatAkutagawas magical final work is a short novel with a magic spell all its ownpoignant, fantastical, wry, melancholic, and witty The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed beak and an oval shaped saucer on top of its head, which hardens with age.