{"product_id":"rashomon-and-other-stories","title":"Rashomon and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eChokodo Shujin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eforeword by Seiji Lippit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eintroduction by Howard Hibbett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"truncated-text js-truncated-text expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content rte js-overview-body two-columns \" data-original-markup=\"\n            \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026quot;Clear-eyed glimpses of human behavior in the extremities of poverty, stupidity, greed, vanity… Story-telling of an unconventional sort, with most of the substance beneath the shining, enameled surface.\u0026quot; —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The New York Times Book Review\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Widely acknowledged as \u0026quot;the father of the Japanese short story,\u0026quot; Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Rashomon and Other Stories\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; This volume includes:\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;In a Grove\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;: An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Rashomon\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;: A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Yam Gruel\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;: A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favorite, yet humble, dish\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Martyr\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;: Set in Japan's Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Kesa and Morito:\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; An adulterous couple plots to kill the woman's husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Dragon\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;: A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own\u0026lt;\/li\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/ul\u0026gt; With a new foreward by noted Akutagawa scholar Seiji Lippit, this updated version of a classic collection is a an excellent, readable introduction to Japanese literature.\n\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Clear-eyed glimpses of human behavior in the extremities of poverty, stupidity, greed, vanity… Story-telling of an unconventional sort, with most of the substance beneath the shining, enameled surface.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely acknowledged as \"the father of the Japanese short story,\" Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. \u003ci\u003eRashomon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume includes:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn a Grove\u003c\/i\u003e: An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e: A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYam Gruel\u003c\/i\u003e: A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favorite, yet humble, dish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Martyr\u003c\/i\u003e: Set in Japan's Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKesa and Morito:\u003c\/i\u003e An adulterous couple plots to kill the woman's husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e: A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nWith a new foreward by noted Akutagawa scholar Seiji Lippit, this updated version of a classic collection is a an excellent, readable introduction to Japanese literature.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nekoto Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52427839537426,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/7072\/0786\/files\/IMG-6266.webp?v=1782767249","url":"https:\/\/nekotobooks.com\/products\/rashomon-and-other-stories","provider":"Nekoto Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}