The devil and tobacco

This is a new short story collection by the great Japanese writer "Ryunosuke Akutagawa" (1892-1927) who is considered the father of modern Japanese short stories or "Edgar Allan Poe" of Japan, according to some critics. The Argentine writer "Jori Loris Borges" said about him: "There is excess and horror in his work, but it always relates to his style, which is always very clear." After reading the great Japanese writer "Natsume Soseki" short stories of "Akutagawa" when he was just a student, he wrote to him: "No one will rival you in the world of literature." It is worth mentioning that writer Kamel Youssef Hussein previously translated a short story collection by Akutagawa titled "Rashomon" from the Sharjah Cultural Circle in 2004. Although Ryunosuke Akutagawa had not exceeded thirty-five years of age when he ended his life by suicide, he created more than one hundred and fifty stories, which earned him a prestigious position, not only in Japanese literature but as one of the most important figures in short stories worldwide. The Devil and Tobacco