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Books by Kawasaki Yuri
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Chronicles of Love and Hate in the Inner Palace 大奥爱憎录
Over a hundred years ago, Lady Kasuga established a rule: the Ooku was a place where wives and concubines lived together. Besides the Lady Shogun, there had to be many consorts to bear the shogun heirs. The Ooku became a battleground, where one drama of love and hate after another unfolded as the women fought for the shogun's favor. But Tokugawa Ieharu, the tenth shogun, broke the rules, declaring that the Lady Shogun alone was enough. The Ooku became a world of monogamy. How could all the women
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The Assassination of Kondo Isami 刺杀近藤勇
A short story related to the Shinsengumi. Is this what they mean by fate playing tricks on people? A Dong is a celebrated courtesan in Shimabara's pleasure quarter, yet she falls in love with Tanaka Shinbei, the assassin known as "the man-slayer." One day, Shinbei's friend Fujii comes to visit and says that Shinbei was framed and has taken his own life. Who brought him down? A Dong wipes away her tears and resolves to avenge her lover. Fujii hesitates, then says the one who did it was Kondo
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Tales of the Autumn Night 秋夜怪谈
They love each other. But so what? She is still his mistress, and he has a proper wife. When the wife comes to confront her, she can only silently endure it. She heard that several women had hanged themselves from a red pine at a certain shrine. Perfect. Those pine branches would make the best material for a curse. She took a branch and carved a doll. Just as she was about to dig a hole and bury it, a mysterious man appeared. Trying to stop her? She has made up her mind. Not even all the god
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