The scarlet lantern

Carl Corley

"We have gone many places in Tokyo together, Hanna, her brother, Rasha, and I -- and I am puzzled, sometimes, as to which one I'm addressing -- sister or brother! Their complexions are identical, unblemished and satin-smooth; they're practically the same height and weight. Often, they exchange costumes for their performances at the Kabukiza Theatre, where both play male as well as female roles. Though of opposite sexes, they seem to intermix, at times, in my mind, creating a mysterious vacillation in sex. It is this mixture in them -- one sex being dominant this minute, the other sex the next -- which makes the pull of both of them on my sense irresistible... To love one is to love both!"--From back cover.