Ryunosuke Akutagawa

The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child-sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed beak and an oval-shaped saucer on top of its head, which hardens with age. Akutagawa's Kappa is narrated by Patient No. 23, a madman in a lunatic asylum: he recounts how, while out hiking in Kamikochi, he spots a Kappa. He decides to chase it and, like Alice pursuing the White Rabbit, he tumbles down a hole, out of the human world and into the realm of the Kappas. There he is well looked after, in fact almost made a pet of: as a human, he is a novelty. He makes friends and spends his time learning about their world, exploring the seemingly ridiculous ways of the Kappa, but noting many--not always flattering--parallels to Japanese mores regarding morality, legal justice, economics, and sex. Alas, when the patient eventually returns to the human world, he becomes disgusted by humanity and, like Gulliver missing the Houyhnhnms, he begins to pine for his old friends the Kappas, rather as if he has been forced to take leave of Toad of Toad Hall...

Etot sbornik predstavljaet soboj iskljuchitelnoe po bogatstvu sobranie proizvedenij velikogo japonskogo pisatelja, otnosjaschikhsja k raznoobraznym zhanram "maloj" prozy. Realisticheskie novelly i rasskazy, dejstvie kotorykh otnositsja k sovremennoj avtoru epokhe, peremezhajutsja s istoricheskimi proizvedenijami, izyskanno stilizovannymi pod blestjaschuju literaturu raznykh periodov japonskogo Srednevekovja, te smenjajutsja pechalnymi i mudrymi literaturnymi skazkami, filosofskimi pritchami, dazhe satiricheskoj fantastikoj, rasskazami avtobiograficheskogo kharaktera. Odnako vse eti teksty, udivitelno raznye v zhanrovom i stilisticheskom otnoshenii, napolneny svojstvennoj Akutagave neizmennoj strastnostju otnoshenija k cheloveku i neobychajnoj ostrotoj proniknovenija v samye zataennye glubiny chelovecheskogo uma i dushi.

'One never tires of reading and re-reading his best works. Akutagawa was a born short-story writer' Haruki Murakami The stories in this fantastical, unconventional collection are subtly wrought depictions of the darkness of our desires. From an isolated bamboo grove, to a lantern festival in Tokyo, to the Emperor's court, they offer glimpses into moments of madness, murder, and obsession. Vividly translated by Bryan Karetnyk, they unfold in elegant, sometimes laconic, always gripping prose. Akutagawa's stories are characterised by their stylish originality; they are stories to be read again and again.

V knigu voshli tri proizvedenija kultovogo japonskogo prozaika Rjunoske Akutagavy (1892-1927), perevedennye A. N. Strugatskim: rasskazy "Nos" (1916) i "Batatovaja kasha" (1916), vdokhnovlennye povestjami N. V. Gogolja, a takzhe fantasticheskaja povest "V strane vodjanykh" (1927), kritikujuschaja kapitalisticheskoe obschestvo. Perevodchik: Strugatskij Arkadij Natanovich

U rossijskogo chitatelja imja Akutagavy nerazryvno svjazano s velikim filmom Akiry Kurosavy, snjatym po rasskazu Akutagavy "V chasche", a nazvanie poluchivshim iz drugogo ego rasskaza, "Vorota Rasjomon". "Rasjomon" stal mirovym simvolom, a japonskij klassik Rjunoske Akutagava (1892-1927) voshel v krug ljubimykh pisatelej russkoj intelligentsii. On byl absoljutno svoim i potomu, chto podpitku tvorchestvu poluchal iz russkikh istochnikov. Rasskaz "Batatovaja kasha" vdokhnovlen povestju Gogolja "Shinel", "Nos" - odnoimennoj povestju Gogolja, a "Sad" - pesoj Chekhova "Vishnevyj sad". V rasskaze "Valdshnep" glavnye geroi - Tolstoj i Turgenev. Da i iz Dostoevskogo mnogo chego Akutagave prigodilos - nezadolgo do samoubijstva napisannaja novella nazyvaetsja "Zhizn idiota". No davajte v pamjat o genii voskreshat ego obraz v minuty ne slabosti, a sily, perechityvaja, naprimer, rasskaz "V chasche" - "porazitelnoe literaturnoe proizvedenie, sovershenno unikalnoe v istorii literatury, podnjavshee otkrovennyj alogizm do vysochajshego khudozhestvennogo urovnja" (Arkadij Strugatskij). Perevod s japonskogo Arkadija Strugatskogo, Ljudmily Ermakovoj, Natalii Feldman-Konrad. Soprovoditelnaja statja Alisy GanievojGanieva Alisa Arkadevna - prozaik, esseist, laureat premij "Debjut" i "Triumf", finalist premij imeni Jurija Kazakova za luchshij rasskaz goda (2010), imeni Ivana Petrovicha Belkina za luchshuju povest goda (2010), "Jasnaja Poljana" (2013), "Russkij Buker" (2015). Avtor knig "Salam tebe, Dalgat! " (2010), "Prazdnichnaja gora" (2012), "Zhenikh i nevesta" (2015), "Oskorblennye chuvstva" (2018).

Paris, New York, London och Tokyo - fyra världsmetropoler, fyra noveller som tar dig med på en resa i både tid och rum. Städerna är skildrade av några av våra största klassiker. Följ med till Honoré de Balzacs omsorgsfullt beskrivna Paris och dess slingrande gator, till Edith Whartons societetsliv på övre Manhattan och på Charles Dickens nattliga vandringar i ett ruffigt London. Och för första gången någonsin i svensk översättning: den japanska novellkonstens fader, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, som här tar dig med till några sömnlösa dygn i förra sekelskiftets Tokyo. Asken innehåller fyra böcker: Honoré de Balzac - En gata i Paris och dess invånareEdith Wharton - Kvicksand Charles Dickens - Natt i LondonRyunosuke Akutagawa - Kugghjul"Finaste gå bort-presenten" FeminaNovellix ger ut stora läsupplevelser i litet format! En novell per bok, och alltid med originalomslag av svenska formgivare, illustratörer och konstnärer. Novellerna säljs både styckvis och förpackade i fina presentaskar.

En Akutagawa, la necesidad del aislamiento se vuelve lectura y esta, escritura. Aislarse para leer y escribir; leer y escribir para aislarse y amparar asi un sistema nervioso que lo desbarata. --JOSE KOZER

10 Selected Short Stories by Akutagawa RyunosukeLarge Print with Japanese languageGood for Japanese Learners & Fans !

Widely acknowledged as the father of the Japanese short story, Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. Rashomon and Other Stories, a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago. This volume includes: In a Grove: An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts; Rashomon: A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto; Yam Gruel: A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favourite, yet humble, dish; The Martyr: Set in Japan's Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems; Kesa and Morito: An adulterous couple plots to kill the woman's husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control; The Dragon: A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own. With a new foreword by noted Akutagawa scholar Seiji Lippit, this updated version of a classic collection is a an excellent, readable introduction to Japanese literature.

'Oh the cruelty of time, that destroys all things!'Beguiling, strange and hair-raising tales from early 20th century Japan: Nagai's Behind the Prison, Uno's Closet LLB and Akutagawa's deeply macabre General Kim. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

JAPANESE EDITION with notes in English A lively introduction to Japanese literature by world famous author Akutagawa Rynosuke Kami-naga-hiko lives in the ancient Japanese province of Yamato. He makes his living as a wood-cutter, but he is also an exceptionally talented musician. One day, a mountain god, who has been captivated by the sound of Kami-naga-hiko's playing, offers to give him anything, anything he cares to mention, in grateful thanks for the joy that his music brings. At first the god is astonished that Kami-naga-hiko asks only for a dog, but then, pleased by the modesty of the request, he promises that the dog will be the most wonderful one in all the world. This unexpected visitation and miraculous gift are, however, just the beginning of Kami-naga-hiko's adventures and he soon finds himself on a quest to rescue a pair of nobly born sisters from the clutches of their not entirely human abductors. The story is written in a straightforward way and in it elements of Japanese folklore are skilfully combined with some of the traditional traits of European fairy stories. It was written for a juvenile audience and first published in the Akai Tori magazine in 1919. Despite its age, the plot-line may seem familiar to fans of modern-day anime and manga, as the story revolves around an apparently unlikely hero who encounters samurai warriors and a variety of super-natural beings as he battles his way to a (hopefully) happy ending. This edition features: - Modern Japanese text - Kanji with furigana readings - Detailed notes in English *Recommended for intermediate students. About the author: - Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892 - 1927) is probably best known for literary works such as Rashomon, Hell-screen and Kappa, and it is a tribute to his standing as a writer that several of his short stories are well-known in the West and have been available in English translation for many years. The few stories that he wrote for a younger audience (of which Inu to Fue is one) are less well known, but none the less well-crafted. Other books in this series include: Taketori Monogatari - retold by Dr. Mankichi Wada Niwa - Two Tales - (Matsuri no Ban and Futari no Yakunin) - by Kenji Miyazawa

'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.'Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). Akutagawa's Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories is also available in Penguin Classics.

En el budismo, el Infierno se denomina Naraka, Nirriti y Niraya. El Naraka existe en tres maneras: las ocho regiones del Infierno de las Llamas, las regiones del Infierno del Fr o y el infierno Solitario. Los cuadros que representan el Naraka eran ejecutados con el objeto de difundir el budismo, al extremo de que los sacerdotes los llevaban consigo para mostrar los horrores del Infierno y lograr las conversiones por medio del temor. Esto sucedi en Jap n, particularmente entre los siglos XII y XV. El biombo que se menciona en este relato representa las ocho regiones del Infierno de las Llamas. (N. del T.)

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