Resisting the various forms of realism popular during the Meiji "enlightenment," Izumi Kyoka (1873-1939) was a
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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
Introduction THE FAMILIARITY OF STRANGE PLACES
The Surgery Room
The Holy Man of Mount Kōya
One Day in Spring
Osen and Sōkichi
Afterword: A DISCUSSION OF THE TALES
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR