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Japanese Short Stories

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2/4. Short stories from some of the best-known Japanese writers.
Mr Carp by Mukoda Kuniko , translated by Tomone Matsumoto and read by Michael Maloney. A carp is mysteriously left in a bucket in the kitchen while a family is sitting round the dinner table. Only the father knows who put it there but he is terrified that his secret will be discovered. Through the presence of the fish he is haunted by a past affair and is compelled to take his young son on a tour of the district where he associated with his former lover.
Producer Katherine Beacon

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Unknown:
Mr Carp
Unknown:
Mukoda Kuniko
Translated By:
Tomone Matsumoto
Read By:
Michael Maloney.
Producer:
Katherine Beacon
Source: Radio Times

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