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(★)(Translated by Jay Rubin, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami)(Akutagawa (1892-1927) was one of Japan´s foremost stylists --a modernist master whose stories are marked by original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. ´Rashoomon´ and ´In a Bamboo Grove´ inspired Kurosawa´s magnificent film and depict a past in which morality is inverted, while tales such as ´The Nose´ and ´Loyalty´ paint a richly imaginative picture of a medieval Japan peopled by Shoguns and priests, vagrants and peasants.／ Later works such as ´Death Register´, ´The Life of a Stupid Man´ and ´Spinning Gears´, draw on Akutagawa´s own life to devastating effect, revealing his intense melancholy and terror of madness in exquisitely moving, impressionistic stories.／ Including both famous and little-known works, some translated into English for the first time, this volume reveals Akutagawa in a new light. In his illuminating introduction, Haruki Murakami explores Akutagawa´s place in Japanese culture and influence on his own writing, while Jay Rubin´s translations capture the spirit of the originals.／ ▼CONTENTS ●A WORLD IN DECAY／ Rashoomon[羅生門]／ In a Bamboo Grove[藪の中]／ The Nose[鼻]／ Dragon : The Old Potter´s Tale／ The Spider Thread[蜘蛛の糸]／ Hell Screen[地獄変]／ ●UNDER THE SWORD／ Dr. Ogata Ryoosai : Memorandum／ O-Gin[おぎん]／ Loyalty[報恩記]／ ●MODERN TRAGICOMEDY／ The Story of a Head That Fell Off／ Green Onions／ Horse Legs／ ●AKUTAGAWA´S OWN STORY／ Daidooji Shinsuke : The Early Years[大導寺信輔の半生]／ The Writer´s Craft／ The Baby´s Sickness／ Death Register[点鬼簿]／ The Life of a Stupid Man[或阿呆の一生]／ Spinning Gears[歯車]) |
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