Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Tiger Stories

By - Mar 19, 2019

He left a trail of blood behind him as he limped into town. Every step he took the horn gave a toot, and in the middle of town square, in front of everyone to see, the tiger collapsed and died.

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A Moral Point

By - Feb 23, 2018

Have you heard the story—about humans eating humans? No. Not about the famine in Russia. This one happened long ago in Japan. An old woman was eaten by an old man.

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Two Works

By - Dec 27, 2017

I was chatting with a girl. Her left brow crinkled each time I became excited about what I was saying. —I wonder, how many left brows like hers exist in the world?

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