Strange Events in Antarctica and Other Writings

A message recovered from a bottle leads to an extraordinary account of survival in Antarctica, where a traveler discovers a vessel from a vanished civilization. On the Moon, a young explorer’s devotion is tested by a rival whose ambition turns a scientific expedition into a dangerous contest.

Oshikawa Shunrō gives these adventures the pace and ingenuity of early Japanese speculative fiction. Cold, darkness, unfamiliar landscapes, and extraordinary machines create settings in which courage and loyalty decide who survives.

The collection also includes Japan Must Be on Guard, a forceful political essay written after the Russo-Japanese War, and The Golden Bracelet, a tale in which three daughters face an apparently supernatural test on New Year’s Eve.