Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

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".

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) este unul dintre cei mai importanti stilisti japonezi - un maestru modernist ale carui povestiri scurte sunt marcate de imagini extrem de originale, cinism, frumusete si umor salbatic. Aceasta lucrare prezinta povestiri precum ,,Rashomon", ,,Intr-o cranga de bambus", ,,Nasul", ,,O-Gin", ,,Loialitate", ,,Registrul mortii", ,,Viata unui om prost" si ,,Roti dintate care se invart".