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The Beautiful and the Grotesque

Paperback • 2010 • English

The Beautiful and the Grotesque

By Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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About the book

Ever since his death in 1927, Ryunosuke Akutagawa has been hailed as one of the greatest short story writers in world literature. Most famous for his story Rashomon and the Kurosawa movie it inspired, Akutagawa's wide range of fiction is beautifully displayed in this newly reissued collection of his stories. With characteristic lyricism and great style, the stories here capture the strange world of Akutagawa, from the slow, gentle death of a haiku master ("Withered Fields") to a vicious, maraudi...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780871401922

Publisher

WW Norton Co

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

The Beautiful and the Grotesque

Format

Paperback

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