Published in a collection with reference to the title and contents of the Japanese first edition! A classic work by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the literary genius and king of short stories! A sharp analysis of the good and evil of human nature, a new interpretation of historical allusions, the struggle of emotional desires, a detached philosophy of life...
This book contains 8 short and medium-sized novels, mainly works written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke around the 7th year of Taisho, including "Hell Transformation", "Spider Silk", "Kanoye", "Shengyuan and the Kasaya", etc.
Especially when the night wind blew away the smoke, amidst the red fireworks sprinkled with gold powder, she bit her long hair and tried desperately to break the chains that bound her. It was like she was facing the pain of hell karma before her eyes. ——"Hell Change"
The short spider thread left alone in the Paradise of Paradise shone with a ray of light, hanging in the mid-air where there were no stars or moon. ——"Spider Silk"
We don't know anything. We can't even figure out our own affairs, let alone Saigo Takamori's life and death. ——"The Prosperity of Xixiang"
Reader comments
I especially like Yoshihide in "Hell Change". He can risk everything for art. His persistence and madness are really admirable. There is also Gandhata in "Spider's Silk". His repentance before death also moved me very much. The characters in this book are very vivid, and their actions and choices made me think deeply. All in all, this is a book worth reading and highly recommended!
I especially like Yoshihide in "Hell Change". He can risk everything for art. His persistence and madness are really admirable. There is also Gandhata in "Spider's Silk". His repentance before death also moved me very much. The characters in this book are very vivid, and their actions and choices made me think deeply. All in all, this is a book worth reading and highly recommended!