{"product_id":"9781913513863","title":"Hell of Solitude : Selected Writings of Ryunosuke Akutagawa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Akutagawa, Ryunosuke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePoetry\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 16 April 2026 by Prototype Publishing Ltd. in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 164 pages\u003cbr\u003e177 x 113 x 17 | 162g\u003cp\u003eHell of Solitude presents a varied and eclectic selection of writings by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, one of the most important and beloved Japanese writers of the twentieth century. Bringing together fiction, poetry, and philosophical prose – much of it appearing in English for the first time here – this collection showcases the range and intensity of Akutagawa’s imagination. Moving from the whimsical and fantastical to the grave and introspective, the pieces reveal a writer of extraordinary clarity and psychological depth. Interwoven throughout are poems from a prolific body of verse, examples of which are sparse in English, alongside ‘Art and Other Things’, a fragmentary essay in which Akutagawa expounds his aesthetic views while drawing on examples from world literature and art. Translated with sensitivity and precision by Ryan Choi, Hell of Solitude offers a vital reintroduction to a writer whose lucidity, irony, and existential unease continue to resonate across cultures and generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Polly Barton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akutagawa, Ryunosuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53420309938360,"sku":"9781913513863","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781913513863.jpg?v=1778342206","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781913513863","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}