The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

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The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Author Yasunari Kawabata
Original title 浅草紅團
Asakusa Kurenaidan
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Genre(s) Novel
Publication date (Newspaper serialization)
1930 (Full publication)
Published in
English
2005
Preceded by The Dancing Girl of Izu
Followed by Snow Country

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa written by Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata. It was originally serialized in a newspaper before eventually being compiled into a novel in 1930.