| Rashomon: And Other Stories Contributor(s): Akutagawa, Ryunosuke (Author), Kojima, Takashi (Translator), Kuwata, M. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0871401738 ISBN-13: 9780871401731 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: This fascinating collection features several stories by a master storyteller about Japan's cultural upheaval, including the classic "Rashomon, " the disturbing tale of a murder told from different perspectives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 52009665 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories out of Japan's cultural upheaval. Whether his fictions are set centuries past or close to the present, Akutagawa was a modernist, writing in polished, superbly nuanced prose subtly exposing human needs and flaws. In a Grove, which was the basis for Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon, tells the chilling story of the killing of a samurai through the testimony of witnesses, including the spirit of the murdered man. The fable-like Yam Gruel is an account of desire and humiliation, but one in which the reader's sympathy is thoroughly unsettled. And in The Martyr, a beloved orphan raised by Jesuit priests is exiled when he refuses to admit that he made a local girl pregnant. He regains their love and respect only at the price of his life. All six tales in the collection show Akutagawa as a master storyteller and an exciting voice of modern Japanese literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Akutagawa, Ryunosuke: - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) was one of the most famous Japanese writers of the last century and was the author of Rashomon and other works. The Akutagawa Prize is named in his honor. |