About the book: year / A realistic story where there is no fantastic element (except for the underlying fairy-tale plot) - Wolfe himself classifies it as a horror genre. This is a story about a serial killer, his victims, new-fangled morality and who is to blame for all this. As usual with Wolfe, all of this is filtered through the lens of an unreliable narrator (in this case, a double lens). Contents • Red Beard (story and afterword by the author) • Additional materials to help the reader:— Translator’s notes (where he explains what and why he lost in translation)— Article by Mark Aramini with a brief analysis of the story (perhaps it will make you re-read the story or take a different look at some aspects of history)