A Fool's Life
by (japan) Ryunosuke Akutagawa
About This Novel
The distortion of the soul and the misery of the spirit connect the ups and downs of life, failures and self-deprecating memories... This book collects eighteen late works and posthumous manuscripts of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, including "The Words of a Dwarf", "The Life of a Fool", "The Westerner", and "The Continuation of the Westerner". The form and style are rich and colorful, and the content is very different, showing the author's flexible creative talent. "The Life of a Fool" is a posthumous manuscript of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story. After Akutagawa committed suicide, his friend Masao Kume compiled and published it. This novel actually alludes to Akutagawa's life, which includes his review of himself, thoughts about his family, and uneasiness about the social development at that time. "The Words of the Dwarf" is Akutagawa's essays and comments. It can be regarded as his masterpiece of aphorisms. It expresses his mood with wisdom and expounds his views on art and life. It is a work about life understanding and social discussion. Although the form is an essay, it is spoken by a dwarf, which seems to have the style of a novel. "The Westerner" and "The Westerner" are the last works left by Akutagawa before committing suicide. They explore the image of Christ in Akutagawa's mind and reveal the influence of Christianity on Akutagawa himself and his creations in his short life.
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