A review by emiia
Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ever since I came across 'In the Grove' a couple of years ago, Akutagawa's writing stayed with me. Having made such an impact, it was only natural that I would return to this author one day. Seeing as I can't read Japanese (yet, I'd like to believe), I am of course thankful to have yet another edition comprising his works. This said, however, I find myself questioning whether it were the works themselves of the style of translation that didn't jyve with me here because I didn't walk away as affected by the stories this time around. My favourite story here is probably The General as well as (unsurprisingly) Hellscreen. The latter I'd like to read in another translation as well.