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Rashomon and Other Stories
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Widely acknowledged as the father of the Japanese short story, Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. `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 favourite, 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. With a new foreword by noted Akutagawa scholar Seiji Lippit, this updated version of a classic collection is a an excellent, readable introduction to Japanese literature.
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