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Rashomon and Other Stories
by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Widely acknowledged as "the father of the Japanese short story," Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers in history. 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 Japan's 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 woman's 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
Literary CollectionsAsianJapaneseFictionFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyHistorical
RELEASED2018
PUBLISHERTuttle Publishing
LENGTH128
LANGUAGEEN
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Rashomon and Other Stories
by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Widely acknowledged as "the father of the Japanese short story," Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers in history. 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 Japan's 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 woman's 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
Literary CollectionsAsianJapaneseFictionFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyHistorical