So that at least one person would hear it

The works of Ryunosuke Akutagawa enjoy well-deserved popularity both in our country and around the world, and his most famous novellas and stories, such as "In a Grove," "In the Water's Edge," and "Rashomon Gate," are regularly reissued. But the letters collected in this edition to school friends, teachers, and fellow writers allow us to see the famous Japanese author from a different, less known side and show us Akutagawa-the man, with all his hopes, dreams, and disappointments. The essays and articles presented in the collection demonstrate Akutagawa's views on literature, criticism, and the differences between the East and the West.