Hell screen ; Cogwheels ; A fool's lifeThese three stories are experimental works by one of the most important early-twentieth century Japanese authors. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is best known for his stories derived from historical incidents or legends; for example, "Rashomon", the basis of the famous film. |
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User Review - JimElkins - LibraryThingDated Early Modernism I bought this because I ran across one of those great old Eridanos Library editions, and this one had a preface by Borges. Ryunosuke Akutagawa was an early 20th c. Japanese ... Read full review
Hell screen: Cogwheels. A fool's life
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictHere are three short stories by the author of Rashomon , who committed suicide in 1927 at age 35. As Borges reminds us, the author's rhetorical structures may show Western influences but his subjects ... Read full review
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| Title | Hell screen ; Cogwheels ; A fool's life Volume 2 of Eridanos library |
| Author | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa |
| Publisher | Eridanos Press, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Mar 19, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0941419029, 9780941419024 |
| Length | 145 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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