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[Review] Breaking Into Japanese Literature

C 15 September, 2016 Books / Japanese / Languages / ReviewsLeave a comment

This book was… not that great. But let me start off on a positive note: I enjoyed the stories. The book contains seven short stories in total, by Natsume Sōseki and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The selection of stories, content wise, is good. The stories are quite dark, which I love, and …

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