Exotic Japanese stories, the beautiful and the grotesque; 16 unusual tales and unforgettable images
| OCLC Number: | 279720 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Ryunosuke Akutagawa |
| Translator: | Takashi Kojima, John McVittie |
| Editor: | John McVittie, Arthur Pell |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Liveright Pub. Corp. |
| Publication Place: | New York |
| English Publication Date: | 1964 |
| Notes: | Contents: A sprig of wild orange (introduction), The robbers ("Chuto"), The dog, Shiro, The handkerchief ("Hankechi"), The dolls ("Hina"), Gratitude ("Hoonki"), The faith of Wei Sheng ("Bisei no shin"), The lady, Roku-no-miya ("Rokunomiya no himegime"), The kappa, Saigo Takamori, The greeting ("Ojigi"), Withered fields ("Kareno-sho"), Absorbed in letters ("Gesaku zanmai"), The garden ("Niwa"), The badger ("Mujina"), Heresy ("Jashumon"), A woman's body. 22 collage illustrations in color and black & white by Masakazu Kuwata. |
| Subjects: | Japan, Fiction Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Translations into English |