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Clear-eyed glimpses of human behavior in the extremities of poverty, stupidity, greed, vanity Story-telling of an unconventional sort, with most of the substance beneath the shining, enameled surface. The New York Times Book Review
Widely acknowledged as the father of the Japanese short story, Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. Rashomon and Other Stories, a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago.
This volume includes:
In a Grove: An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts
Rashomon: A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto
Yam Gruel: A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favorite, yet humble, dish
The Martyr: Set in Japans Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems
Kesa and Morito: An adulterous couple plots to kill the womans husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control
The Dragon: A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own
With a new foreward by noted Akutagawa scholar Seiji Lippit, this updated version of a classic collection is a an excellent, readable introduction to Japanese literature.
Author: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 08/21/2018
Series: Tuttle Classics
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9784805314630
Language: English
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