Vol. 7 — October 2026
Cover of 地獄変
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地獄変

芥川竜之介 · Japanese

Hell Screen (Jigokuhen) is a 1918 short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

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Hell Screen (Jigokuhen) is a 1918 short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke. A retainer tells how the painter Yoshihide came to paint a screen of hell for his lord. The Japanese text sits beside a full Korean translation.

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