Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Paperback, Penguin Classic)

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. 'Rashoemon' and 'In a Bamboo Grove' inspired Kurosawa's magnificent film and depict a past in which morality is turned upside down, while tales such as 'The Nose', 'O-Gin' and 'Loyalty' paint a rich and imaginative picture of a medieval Japan peopled by Shoguns and priests, vagrants and peasants. And in later works such as 'Death Register', 'The Life of a Stupid Man' and 'Spinning Gears', Akutagawa drew from his own life to devastating effect, revealing his intense melancholy and terror of madness in exquisitely moving impressionistic stories.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	November 2006
Authors:	Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Introduction by:	Haruki Murakami
Translators:	Jay Rubin
Dimensions:	212 x 143 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
Edition:	Penguin Classic
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-303984-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Japanese
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-14-303984-9
Barcode:	9780143039846

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