House of the Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories
The fusion of reality and fantasy in the minds of the old and the lonely is the central theme of these Japanese stories.
The fusion of reality and fantasy in the minds of the old and the lonely is the central theme of these Japanese stories.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780870114267 (0870114263)
ASIN: 870114263
Publish date: 1980
Publisher: Kodansha International
Pages no: 148
Edition language: Japanese
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Erotica,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Short Stories,
Japanese Literature
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