A versatile, erudite collection of essays to stand as proof of the author's prowess

A collection of essays by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, a writer renowned for his polymathic erudition and virtuosic intelligence, on everything from alchemy, parthenogenesis, tarantulas, Jean Cocteau, Kyoka Izumi, the mystery novel, painting, theatre, film – a wide world of baroque, idiosyncratic topics.

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