The Essential Akutagawa : Twenty-Two Short Stories by the Japan's Master Storyteller
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
480531799X
ISBN-13
9784805317990
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Imprint
Tuttle Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 2nd, 2025
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
295 grams
Product Classification:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)Short stories
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This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Akutagawa's work ever published in English. It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces.
"Akutagawa displays an insightful and keenly creative intelligence in prose so lucid its sophistication is hardly visible." Chris Power, The Guardian
Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is known as "the Father of the Japanese short story" he wrote 150 stories during his brief career and is widely acclaimed as Japan''s master storyteller. This new anthology contains the most complete collection of Akutagawa stories ever published in English, including new translations of well-known classics as well as many lesser-known and never-before-translated works:
This is an absolute "must-have" volume for every serious fan of Japanese literature!
Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is known as "the Father of the Japanese short story" he wrote 150 stories during his brief career and is widely acclaimed as Japan''s master storyteller. This new anthology contains the most complete collection of Akutagawa stories ever published in English, including new translations of well-known classics as well as many lesser-known and never-before-translated works:
- Rashomon: An unemployed servant in old Kyoto has to choose whether to starve or become a thief to survive
- An Odd Tale: Encounters with a mysterious station porter prey on a young woman''s nerves while her husband is away fighting in World War I
- The Shadow: A merchant receives anonymous letters warning that his wife is having an affair, but encounters his own doppelganger when he seeks to investigate
- In a Grove:Recounting a samurai''s violent deaththe inspiration for the famous Kurosawa film, Rashomon
- Hell Screen: Akutagawa''s reworking of an ancient tale, examining the gruesome consequences of one man''s artistic obsession
- Momotaro: In this never-before-translated story, Akutagawa converts a classic fairy tale into a damning satire of militarism and war
- Plus 16 other major works by the Japanese master!
This is an absolute "must-have" volume for every serious fan of Japanese literature!
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