Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

One of Penguin Classics' most popular translationsâ€”now also in our elegant black spine dress

RyÃ¼nosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylistsâ€”a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. "RashÃ¶mon"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 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1674680
Model VVdda2355
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-03-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140449709

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1674680
Model	VVdda2355
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2009-03-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140449709

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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