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()(LNI-0322Les mismo libro.) (¥1.THE HELL SCREEN`Titulo original : nÏ [Jigoku-hen], Rarely has a story comprising qualities of horror, the grotesque, and the macabre been presented with such restraint and with the unrivaled elegance of the Japanese spirit. ¥2.A CLOD OF SOIL`êòÌy [Ikkai no Tsuchi], A provocative tale of the relationship of an old woman and her ambitious daughter-in-law, and the intangible quality of Japanese life. ¥3.NEZUMI-KOZO (The Japanese Robin Hood)`l¬mYg [Nezumi Kozoo, Jirokichi], A humorous and delightfully sardonic account of an experience on Kyoto Road one stormy night, with a truly surprising ending. ¥4.HEICHU, THE AMOROUS GENIUS`DF [Kooshoku], A celebrated lover finds his numerous conquests completely meaningless in the face of the rejection of his one heartLs desire --highly amusing, brilliantly suspenseful. ¥5.GENKAKU-SANBO`ºßR[ [Genkaku Samboo], A psychological study of an old manLs acceptance of the inevitability of death and his striving to speed it along. His mistress and their child attempt to aid him and his sick wife. ¥6.OTOMILS VIRGINITY`šxÌå [Otomi no Teisoo], Pride in chivalry and the personal preservation of dignity and honor --a masterpiece in the study of individualism, yet epitomizing Oriental evanescence. ¥7.THE SPIDERLS THREAD`wåÌ
[Kumo no Ito], A delicately written fable illustrating the Buddhist concept of the state of harmony which exists between Nature and Gautama Buddha in Paradise. ¥8.THE NOSE`@ [Hana], What happens when a man whose tremendous nose is a national monument suddenly becomes normal in appearance? ¥9.THE TANGERINES`š¹ [Mikan], A chance meeting with an uncouth country girl, whose actions were a symbol of Lvulgar realities in human shape,L proves to be a catalyst in awakening the will to live a more purposeful life in a bored and disillusioned sophisticate. ¥10.THE STORY OF YONOSUKE`¢VîÌb [Yonosuke no Hanashi], Akutagawa projects the intricacies of human aspirations through his theme : LThe ecstasy is in the expectation, not in the fulfillment.L) |
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