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This collection contains short stories by the classic of Japanese literature, Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Fantastic and realistic, historical and contemporary - they are distinguished by an exquisite interweaving of fiction and reality, deep psychology, paradoxical judgements and subtle irony. With his works, the author makes the reader think about what truth is and whether a person is able to comprehend it. The stories told in the short stories "In the Thicket" and "The Gate of Rasemon" included in this book inspired Akira Kurosawa to create the film Rasemon, which was released in 1950 and won the Venice Film Festival.