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Something Strange Across the River

Author: Kafu Nagai / Translator: Glenn Anderson

$11.95

146 pages

ISBN: 978-1-935548-37-9

Published: 2013

First published in 1937, this is a book both modern and nostalgic. It shows a changing city, its slums, backstreets, temples and shrines, a city filled with erudite establishments and riverside brothels. It shows a man trying to justify his life and a glimpse into the creative process, and is, as well, a gentle eulogy on things passing.

Author Profile

Kafu Nagai (1879-1959) was the pen name of Sokichi Nagai, who wrote about geishas and brothel workers in early 20th Century Tokyo. A rebel born into an aristocratic family, he traveled widely.