Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
KORTE INHOUD
One of Penguin Classics' most popular translations—now also in our elegant black spine dress Ryünosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylists—a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. "Rashömon"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 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best...
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2006Uitgever: PenguinReeks: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)320 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0143039849ISBN-13: 9780143039846Koop dit boek tweedehands
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A unique new selection, bringing together Akutagaw's undisputed masterpieces and several less well known tales, never before translated into English. /// Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. This work features stories such as Rashomon, In a Bamboo Grove, The Nose, O-Gin, Loyalty, Death Register, The Life of a Stupid Man and Spinning Gears. /// inleiding : Haruki Mu...
