The Beautiful and The Grotesque Learning ABC's when a fairy-tale marriage ended

when a fairy-tale marriage ended in a spiral of hurt and rejection

Amandine Henry

Gerry can't help but be disappointed

she meets James

The Beautiful and The Grotesque Learning ABC's when a fairy-tale marriage endedEver since his death in 1927, Ryunosuke Akutagawa has been hailed as one of the greatest short story writers in world literature. Most famous for his story Rashomon and the Kurosawa movie it inspired, Akutagawa's wide range of fiction is beautifully displayed in this newly reissued collection of his stories. With characteristic lyricism and great style, the stories here capture the strange world of Akutagawa, from the slow, gentle death of a haiku