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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa1 audiobook with Academy Voices
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a Japanese writer active in the Taisho period, and he is regarded as the father of the Japanese short story.More about Ryūnosuke Akutagawa →
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Tania Mannion4 audiobooks with Academy Voices
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About this audiobook
Eleven stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The Devil comes to old Japan with tobacco. A monk with a nose too long to eat with. A servant who waits for the rain to end under the Rashomon gate. A thread of spider silk let down into Hell. All are told in a spare, strange, polished style.
Akutagawa wrote perhaps two hundred stories before his early death in 1927. This is Glenn W. Shaw's 1930 English translation, read by Tania Mannion. A little over three and a half hours.
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Details
Length
3 hr 30 min
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
August 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798182604086
Questions
Who narrates the Tales Grotesque & Curious audiobook?
This edition of Tales Grotesque & Curious by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is narrated by Tania Mannion.
How long is the Tales Grotesque & Curious audiobook?
It runs 3 hr 30 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
Is this audiobook narrated by a real person?
Yes. Every Academy Voices audiobook is Certified Human Voice: performed start to finish by a real narrator.
Where can I listen to Tales Grotesque & Curious?
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