Kappa : a novel
| ISBN: | 9780720613377, 072061337X, 0837130646, 9780837130644 |
| OCLC Number: | 106214 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Ryunosuke Akutagawa |
| Translator: | Geoffrey Bownas |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Greenwood Press, 1970; Tuttle, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1994, 2000; Peter Owen, Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions, 2004, 2009 |
| Publication Place: | Westport, CT; Rutland, VT, Boston; Chester Springs, PA |
| Japanese Copyright Year: | 1927 |
| English Publication Date: | 1970 |
| Notes: | Introduction by G. H. Healey. |
| Abstract: | In Japanese folklore the Kappa is a scaly, child-sized creature with a face like a tiger and a sharp, pointed beak. In the hands of Ryunosuke, one man's journey to 'Kappaland' becomes the vehicle for a critique of Japanese life and customs in the tradition of Swift and Kafka. A perfectly formed gem from the pen of one of Japan's most important modern writers (creator of Rashomon), Kappa is at once a fable, a comedy, and a brilliant satire. |
| Subjects: | Japan, Fiction Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Translations into English |