Rashomon and Other Stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Paperback Bog - Tuttle Publishing - 2018 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
Brand: Tuttle Publishing
Description
Widely acknowledged as "the father of the Japanese short story," Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers in history. Rashomon and Other Stories , a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago. This volume includes: - In a Grove : An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts - Rashomon : A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto - Yam Gruel : A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favorite, yet humble, dish - The Martyr : Set in Japan''s Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems - Kesa and Morito: An adulterous couple plots to kill the woman''s husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control - The Dragon : A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own
