Short Fiction
A collection of short fiction by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, ordered by date of publication.
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1927
Latest release
Oct 8, 2026
Pages
155
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Rashōmon
- Tobacco and the Devil
- The Nose
- The Handkerchief
- I. The Expedition to Chōshū
- II. Mori Gonnoshin
- III
- IV
- I
- II. Liu Tai-cheng
- III
- IV. The Wine Worm
- I. Maeda Narihiro
- II. Among those astonished at the pure gold pipe
- III. Sōshun's Request
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII. Kōchiyama Sōshun
- VIII
- The Badger
- I. The Spider's Thread
- II. The Spider's Thread
- III. The Spider's Thread
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Mōri Sensei
- I
- II. The Chrysanthemum Story
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Part V