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9780143039846

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780143039846

  • ISBN10:

    0143039849

  • Edition: DELUXE
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-10-31
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Summary

This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master’s stories, from the source for the movie Rashomonto his later, more autobiographical writings.

Author Biography

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-û1927) was one of Japan-'s greatest modern writers.

Haruki Murakami has written eleven novels, including Kafka on the Shore, as well as numerous other works.

Jay Rubin-'s translations include many of Haruki Murakami-'s works.

Yoshihiro Tatsumi is often called -ôthe grandfather of Japanese alternative comics.-ö His graphic novels include The Push Man and Other Stories.

Table of Contents

Note on Japanese Name Order and Pronunciation vii
Acknowledgments ix
Chronology xi
Introduction: Akutagawa Ryunosuke: Downfall of the Chosen xix
Further Reading xxxviii
Translator's Note xli
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
A WORLD IN DECAY
Rashomon
3(7)
In a Bamboo Grove
10(10)
The Nose
20(8)
Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale
28(10)
The Spider Thread
38(4)
Hell Screen
42(35)
UNDER THE SWORD
Dr. Ogata Ryosai: Memorandum
77(6)
O-Gin
83(7)
Loyalty
90(21)
MODERN TRAGICOMEDY
The Story of a Head That Fell Off
111(9)
Green Onions
120(10)
Horse Legs
130(17)
AKUTAGAWA'S OWN STORY
Daidoji Shinsuke: The Early Years
147(16)
The Writer's Craft
163(9)
The Baby's Sickness
172(8)
Death Register
180(6)
The Life of a Stupid Man
186(20)
Spinning Gears
206(31)
Notes 237

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