by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788494286179
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«Rashomon y otros relatos históricos» is a collection of short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, published by Satori in paperback.
A volume of stories from feudal Japan that includes the famous 'Rashomon'. Akutagawa portrays truth, selfishness and the fragility of moral codes through characters who act driven by fear, pride or necessity. Elegant prose and a sombre beauty characteristic of the author.
Translation and foreword by Iván Díaz Sancho. Part of the Masters of Japanese Literature collection.
For readers of Japanese fiction and historical narrative interested in the moral dilemmas of the characters.
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
