Rashomon (2018)

This book not only contains well-known classics such as "Rashomon", "In the Bamboo Forest", "Hell Transformation" and "Kappa", but also selects rare domestic translations such as "The Hero's Instrument", "The Christ of Nanjing", "Notes of a Silk Girl" and "Kanoye", a total of 28 pieces. "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa has now become one of Japan's classic films. Its original works were "In the Bamboo Grove" and "Rashomon" written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The reason why stories can be passed down for hundreds of years is often because they transcend time. Ryunosuke Akutagawa is like the aloof classmate and aloof colleague next to you. He seems to be unsociable, but he is the only one who understands people's hearts best. Each short story takes no more than ten minutes to read, but like a revolving door, it presents the conscience, feelings, nerves, and interests of everyone from big shots to small citizens... Akutagawa's novels do not have difficult complexes and structures, nor do they exaggerate the social environment. Instead, they focus on showing the characters' delicate psychological changes, and they are extremely ingenious in their layout. Every hidden and unorthodox thought in life, either ready to move or disillusioned and doubtful, Akutagawa Ryunosuke had already seen through a hundred years ago.