Kairo-kō
Kairo-kō: A Dirge (薤露行, Kairo-kō) is a 1905 novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. The earliest, and only major, prose treatment of the Arthurian legend in Japanese, it chronicles the adulterous love triangle between Lancelot, Guinevere, and Elaine of Astolat.
Author | Natsume Sōseki |
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Original title | 薤露行 |
Translators | Toshiyuki Takamiya and Andrew Armour |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Arthurian, fantasy |
Publication date | 1905 |
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