Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892–1927)

Author of Rashomon and Other Stories

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About the Author

Brilliant, sensitive, neurotic, Akutagawa Ryunosuke left over 100 stories before his suicide at age 35. Feudal fables are often the source for his tales, but Akutagawa also brought his knowledge of several world literatures to enrich his writing. His best-known story, "In a Grove" ("Yabu no naka"), show more has become a play and was made into the prizewinning movie Rashomon by Kurosawa Akira (see Vol. 3). (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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Rashomon and Other Stories (1915) 1,331 copies

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (2006) 1,089 copies

Kappa (1928) 334 copies

Life of a Stupid Man (2015) 207 copies

Rashomon; A Drama in Two Acts (1861) 114 copies

Three Japanese Short Stories (Penguin Modern) (2018) 104 copies

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The Beautiful and the Grotesque (1964) 99 copies

Mandarins: Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (2007) 82 copies

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In a Grove [short story] (2010) 59 copies

Hell Screen / Cogwheels / A Fools Life (1918) 48 copies

The Essential Akutagawa: Rashomon, Hell Screen, Cogwheels, A Fool's Life and Other Short Fiction (1999) 32 copies

A Fool's Life [short story] (1970) 27 copies

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3 Strange Tales (Modern Japanese Classics) (2012) 14 copies

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La Magicienne (1999) 9 copies

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The spider's thread and other stories (1987) 8 copies

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Racconti fantastici (1995) 8 copies

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Mandariinid tihnikus : valik novelle (2011) 6 copies

El mago. Trece cuentos japoneses (2012) 6 copies

Disaster Movies (2005) 6 copies

Hell Screen [short story] 6 copies

Cogwheels and Other Stories (1982) 6 copies

Sennin (2009) 5 copies

A hottoko álarc (1979) 5 copies

河童・或阿呆の一生 (新潮文庫) (1968) 5 copies

Torokko (1993) 5 copies

羅生門蜘蛛の糸杜子春外十八篇 (文春文庫―現代日本文学館) (1997) 5 copies

Βίος και Πολιτεία ενός Ηλιθίου (2019) 5 copies

De folteringen van de hel en andere griezelverhalen — Author — 5 copies

La Magicienne (2012) 5 copies

杜子春・トロッコ・魔術―芥川竜之介短編集 (講談社青い鳥文庫 (90‐1)) (1985) 4 copies

Japan : reisverhalen 4 copies

Tělo ženy a jiné povídky (2005) 4 copies

Haiku e scritti scelti 4 copies

Dragón Rashomon y otros cuentos, El (2012) 4 copies

Die Fluten des Sumida: Ausgewählte Erzählungen und Prosa (2010) 4 copies

Cuentos Breves para seguir leyendo en el bus (Spanish Edition) (2009) 4 copies

Kappa - Los Engranajes (2006) 4 copies

Hammasrattad : [novellid] 4 copies

藪の中・将軍 (1969) 3 copies

トロッコ・一塊の土 (1969) 3 copies

杜子春,くもの糸 (偕成社文庫 3065) (1978) 3 copies

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奉教人の死 (新潮文庫) (1968) 3 copies

戯作三昧・一塊の土 (新潮文庫) (1983) 3 copies

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改編蜘蛛の糸・地獄変 (角川文庫) (1989) 3 copies

Kesa y Moritô (2004) 3 copies

Dialoge in der Dunkelheit. Späte Prosa und Erzählungen (2003) 3 copies

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Rashomon i druge priče (2000) 3 copies

Jambes de cheval (2013) 3 copies

La scena dell'inferno e altri racconti (1915-1920) (2015) 3 copies

Cuentos japoneses (1998) 3 copies

The Nose [short story] (2005) 3 copies

El Biombo del Infierno (Akutagawa nº 1) (Spanish Edition) (2014) 2 copies

黄雀風 2 copies

羅生門・鼻・芋粥・偸盗 (2002) 2 copies

羅生門・偸盗・地獄変・往生絵巻 (1971) 2 copies

羅生門・鼻・芋粥 (角川文庫) (2007) 2 copies

蜘蛛の糸 (日本の童話名作選) (1994) 2 copies

大導寺伸輔の半生・手巾・湖南の扇 (1990) 2 copies

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Rashoumon and In a Grove (with linked TOC) (2010) 2 copies

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Japanische Novellen (1966) 2 copies

Akutagawa Ryunosuke Short Story Selection vol.1 [mikan 1] (in Japanese) (2009) 2 copies

Sotto il segno del drago (2021) 2 copies

Vorota Rasemon. Novelly (2008) 2 copies

芥川龍之介全集第十一巻 2 copies

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芥川龍之介全集全8巻 (ちくま文庫) (1994) 2 copies

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杜子春・南京の基督 (角川文庫) (1968) 2 copies

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Brilla un relámpago : haikus escogidos (2000) 2 copies

'Autumn Mountain' 1 copy

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Dr. Ogata Ryosai: Memorandum [short story] 1 copy

Kairaʼishi 1 copy

The Handkerchief 1 copy

Sennin 1 copy

momotaro 1 copy

Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale [short story] 1 copy

Daidōji Shinsuke: The Early Years [short story] (1925) 1 copy

藪の中 (講談社文庫) (2009) 1 copy

The Writer's Craft [short story] 1 copy

O-Gin [short story] 1 copy

El biombo del infierno (2023) 1 copy

Loyalty [short story] 1 copy

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Green Onions [short story] 1 copy

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Rashomon y otros cuentos.-- ( Biblioteca Básica Universal ; 14 ) (1989) 1 copy

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トロッコ・鼻 (21世紀版・少年少女日本文学館6) (2009) 1 copy

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少年・大道寺信輔の半生 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第十二巻 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第九巻 1 copy

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芥川龍之介全集第七巻 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第六巻 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第五巻 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第四巻 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集第三巻 1 copy

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戯作三昧 ; 一塊の土　（新潮文庫, 草-25-E ; 1809） 1 copy

Hammasrattad 1 copy

羅生門 (2009) 1 copy

羅生門／鼻 1 copy

Новеллы 1 copy

Ворота Расёмон : Новеллы : [Пер. с яп.] (2001) 1 copy

Слова пигмея [Рассказы. Воспоминания. Эссе. Письма : Пер. с яп.] (1992) 1 copy

Паутинка Новеллы : [Пер. с яп.] 1 copy

Новеллы. Эссе. Миниатюры 1 copy

罗生门 1 copy

The Spider's Thread / Tu Tze-chun 1 copy

Chrysanthemen-Ball 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集〈2〉 1 copy

羅生門 1 copy

RASHOMON ET AUTRES CONTES / NOTICE, NOTES ET TRADUCTION DE ARIMASA MORI. (1965) 1 copy

Caja de marionetas 1 copy

Ρασομίν και άλλες ιστορίες 1 copy

地獄変 [Jigoku hen] 1 copy

Rashomon e Outros Contos 1 copy

イマジネーションの戦争 (コレクション　戦争×文学) (2011) 1 copy

偸盗・戯作三昧 (1968年) (角川文庫) (1968) 1 copy

羅生門・鼻・芋粥 (1968年) (角川文庫) (1968) 1 copy

河童・玄鶴山房―他三十四篇 (1974年) (角川文庫) (1958) 1 copy

地獄変 (集英社文庫) (1991) 1 copy

くもの糸 (新装版日本の名作) (1978) 1 copy

悪魔 [Akuma] 1 copy

地獄変 (ホーム社漫画文庫) (MANGA BUNGOシリーズ) (2010) 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集〈1〉 (ちくま文庫) (1986) 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集〈2〉 (ちくま文庫) (1986) 1 copy

羅生門杜子春 (岩波少年文庫 (509)) (2000) 1 copy

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くもの糸 (日本児童文学名作選 12) 1 copy

蜘蛛の糸 [Kumo no ito] 1 copy

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蜘蛛�?�糸・�?��?春・トロッコ他�??七篇 (1990) 1 copy

薮の中 (洋販ラダーシリーズ) (2005) 1 copy

Akutagawa Ryunoske's The three treasures 1 copy

Pakao i druge priče 1 copy

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Microantología del microrrelato II (Narrativa) (2010) 1 copy

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杜子春 (洋販ラダーシリーズ) (2005) 1 copy

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大東京繁昌記 (下町篇) (平凡社ライブラリー (273)) (1998) 1 copy

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A Spider Thread (2012) 1 copy

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羅生門・鼻・侏儒の言葉 (1965年) (旺文社文庫) 1 copy

Three Japanese Short Stories 1 copy

改編羅生門・鼻・苧粥 (角川文庫) (1989) 1 copy

芥川龍之介の桃太郎 1 copy

芥川龍之介集 (定本限定版　現代日本文學全集 52) 1 copy

راشومون و هفده داستان دیگر 1 copy

Kappa, Aru ahó no isshó (河童・或阿呆の一生) 1 copy

Ryunosuke Akutagawa Selected Works 芥川龙之介作品选 (2010) 1 copy

Viaţa unui prost: [povestiri] (2010) 1 copy

Mandarins + The Christ of Nanking 1 copy

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Kumo no ito, Jigoku hen (蜘蛛の糸・地獄変) 1 copy

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Rashomon and other Stories with Furigana: (In a Grove, Nose, Spider's Thread, Hell Screen, Autumn Mountain) (Japanese… (2013) 1 copy

Rashomon. Ausgewählte Kurzprosa. - Aus dem Japanischen übersetzt,herausgegeben,mit einem Nachwort und… (1982) 1 copy

Rashomón Y otros. cuentos 1 copy

Dentro do Bosque 1 copy

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Dialoge in der Dunkelheit: Späte Prosa und Erzählungen (2010) 1 copy

Rasomon ve Diger Öyküler (2021) 1 copy

Caja de marionetas (MAESTROS DEL HAIKU) (2019) 1 copy

The Christ of Nanking 1 copy

Antología de relatos japoneses 1 copy

蜜柑 (2015) 1 copy

Az éneklő borz : Novellák (1982) 1 copy

Contos Fantásticos 1 copy

西郷隆盛 [Saigō Takamori] 1 copy

De Draak 1 copy

Die Qualen der Hölle 1 copy

Kappa e altre storie (2017) 1 copy

芥川龍之介全集　３７８作品合本版 [Akutagawa Ryūnosuke zenshū 378 sakuhin gappon-ban] 1 copy

Rashomon. Zehn Novellen. Dt. von Jürgen Berndt. (1966) 1 copy

Elemental, Watson!: Los mejores cuentos policiales (Spanish Edition) (2009) 1 copy

El biombo del infierno y otros cuentos (1959) 1 copy

假面具 1 copy

TRINH TIET 1 copy

Belleza de lo brutal: diez cuentos (2010) 1 copy

River Baby. A Dwarf's Warning. 河童。侏儒警语 1 copy

Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Kappa 1 copy

En la ceniza escribo (2015) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Book of Fantasy (1940) — Contributor — 586 copies

Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature (1983) — Contributor — 490 copies

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (2018) — Contributor — 328 copies

The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories (1997) — Contributor — 225 copies

Modern Japanese Stories: An Anthology (1962) — Contributor — 161 copies

The Big Book of Classic Fantasy (2019) — Contributor — 154 copies

Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films (2005) — Contributor — 120 copies

De tatoeëerder en andere verhalen (1980) — Contributor — 38 copies

Murder in Japan: Japanese Stories of Crime and Detection (1987) — Contributor — 19 copies

Tales of the Metropolis - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 3 (2012) — Contributor — 18 copies

Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan, Volume 03 (2013) — Contributor — 11 copies

Three-Dimensional Reading: Stories of Time and Space in Japanese Modernist Fiction, 1911-1932 (2013) — Contributor — 11 copies

Japans verhaal elf moderne Japanse verhalen (1983) — Contributor — 8 copies

Caterpillar 3/4 (1971) — Contributor — 5 copies

Ballada O Narayamie - Opowieści Niesamowite Z Prozy Japońskiej (1986) — Contributor — 4 copies

石の文学館 ――鉱物の眠り、砂の思考 — Contributor — 1 copy

花の名随筆〈5〉五月の花 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: 芥川, 龍之介
Other names: Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
Chōkōdō Shujin
Birthdate: 1892-03-01
Date of death: 1927-07-24
Burial location: Zoshigaya Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Gender: male
Nationality: Japan
Birthplace: Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Place of death: Tokyo, Japan
Places of residence: Tokyo, Japan
Education: University of Tokyo (English Literature)
Occupations: English instructor (Yokosuka Naval Engineering School)
short-story writer
Relationships: Kikuchi, Kan (friend)

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Rashomon And 17 Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

There are several stories in this collection well worth 5 stars... and a few that are not. However, and this is a controversial decision in my own mind, the lesser stories still provide a key view into the authors.... disintegration. The last few in the collection, all published posthumously, are in fact difficult to read because of the writing... but also because the writer is clearly in a final downward spiral. It is uncomfortable because you are, essentially, reading someone's diary, and reading that they are going to kill themselves.

For that, I give an overall 5 stars, though perhaps it should be 4.… (more)

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dcunning11235 | 12 other reviews | Aug 12, 2023 |

Antología de relatos japoneses : tres maestros de… by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Como ya lo mencionaron, la traducción resulta muy mala, tanto que no te permite apreciar los cuentos.

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uvejota | Jul 26, 2023 |

In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The story is formed in short reports like strobe lights illuminating a group of figurines which are moved significantly between flashes, so every view is an impression of a different story with a few common objects. I think it is a meditation on how little of the truth is recoverable and how much it varies from person to person.

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quondame | 5 other reviews | Aug 22, 2022 |

In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Great short story, I have the sensation that the translation took some liberties here and there but I don't know.

I will watch the film that was inspired by this named Rashomon

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Pxan02 | 5 other reviews | May 14, 2022 |

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