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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agony Akutagawa apprentice artist beautiful began bird blazing blossoms burning café carriage cigarette Cogwheels colors corner corridor court lady dark death decided desk door dress ears Eridanos eyes face felt fin de siècle fire flames Fool's Gazing girl Grand Lord hair hand hanging head Hell Screen Horikawa horned owl horror human Japan Jorge Luis Borges Juryo Karuizawa kimono knew light lips live looked madwoman master mind monkey moonlight mouth night older sister's once pain paint painter picture of Hell pine wood Prosper Mérimée pulled raincoat Rashomon remembered rumor Ryunosuke Ryunosuke Akutagawa samurai seemed short story side sight sister's husband smile smoke snake somehow stared started stood strange street Strindberg suddenly suicide talking tell things thought Tokaido Line Tokyo took tortures tree turned waiting walked wind window wings woman words yellow Yoshihide