Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

Name: Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
SKU: 9780140449709-V
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By Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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For fans of Shōgun: The best stories by the father of the Japanese short story—including the two that inspired Kurosawa's classic samurai film about the subjectivity of truth—featuring an introduction by Haruki Murakami Ryünosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylists—a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. "Rashömon"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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

320

Release Date:

2006-03-30

Publication Date:

2009-03-03

Publisher:

Penguin Publishing Group

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0140449701

ISBN13:

9780140449709

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

242 g

Height:

131 cm

Width:

197 cm

Thickness:

22 cm

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