Rashomon, and other stories

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Rashomon, and other stories

by Ryunosuke Akutagawa ; translated by Takashi Kojima ; introduction by Howard Hibbet

C.E. Tuttle, 1954, c1952

2nd ed

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羅生門

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Translation of: 羅生門

Contents of Works

  • In a grove
  • Rashomon
  • Yan Gruel
  • The Martyr
  • Kesa and Morito
  • The Dragon

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Before his tragic death in 1927, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, author of "Rashomon", one of the most renowned stories of Japanese literature, wrote more than 100 short stories. Since his death, he has been described as one of the best-read men of his generation.Included in this timeless collection are Akutagawa's "In a Grove", a psychologically sophisticated tale about murder, rape, and suicide; "The Martyr", the story of silent suffering in Christian Nagasaki; and "Kesa and Morito", the story of man driven to kill someone he doesn't hate by a lover whom he doesn't love; and "Rashomon", the infamous story of a thief scared into honesty by a terrifying encounter with a ghoul. "What [Akutagawa] did was question the values of his society, dramatize the complexities of human psychology, and study, with a Zen taste for paradox, the balance of illusion and reality".

by "Nielsen BookData"

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