Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

Cheaper in another edition — £9.89 at LoveReading Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories · See that edition →

A collectible hardcover edition of the best stories by the father of the Japanese short story—including the two that inspired Kurosawa's classic samurai film about the subjectivity of truth—featuring an introduction by Haruki MurakamiA Penguin Vitae EditionRyūnosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylists—a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty, and wild humor. Rashōmon and In a Bamboo Grove inspired Akira 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.Penguin...

The cheapest new copy of Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories is €26.14 at medimops DE. Prices checked 1 Nov 2026

Other editions

More by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

More by Ryunosuke Akutagawa