[DeepL Translation - needs review] A representative novel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a writer of the "New School of Thought" active in the Taisho era (1912-1926). It was first published in "Kaihatsu" [1927]. It was not published in book form before his death, but after his death it was included in "The Complete Works of Ryunosuke Akutagawa," Volume 4, "The Half Life of Shinsuke Daidoji" [Iwanami Shoten, 1930] and other publications. This is a different story from "Kappa" published in "Shinshose...
