What if Akutagawa was warning us that truth itself can be a form of violence? Introduction by Ryūnosuke AkutagawaI did not write In a Grove to confuse the reader, nor to play games with truth. I wrote it because I was troubled by how easily people claim certainty—especially when certainty spares them from self-examination.In courts, in religion, in everyday … [Read more...] about In a Grove Explained — Akutagawa and the Collapse of Truth