| Selected by | Jay Rubin |
| Translated by | Jay Rubin |
| Notes by | Jay Rubin |
| Introduction by | Haruki Murakami |
| Credit | Gosotei Hirosada, Haruki Murakami |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Imprint | Penguin Classics |
| Series | Japanese Literature Publishing Project |
| Copyright Holder | Jay Rubin |
| Typeset by | Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd |
| Printed by | Clays Ltd, St Ives plc |
| Author | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2006 |
| Pages / Font | 268 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140449709 |
| Chapters | vii • Note on Japanese Name Order and Pronunciation
ix • Acknowledgments
xi • Chronology
xix • Introduction: Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: Downfall of the Chosen, by Murakami Haruki
xxxviii • Further Reading
xli • Translator's Note
A WORLD IN DECAY
3 • Rashōmon
10 • In a Bamboo Grove
20 • The Nose
28 • Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale
38 • The Spider Thread
42 • Hell Screen
UNDER THE SWORD
77 • Dr. Ogata Ryōsai: Memorandum
83 • O-Gin
90 • Loyalty
MODERN TRAGICOMEDY
111 • The Story of a Head That Fell Off
120 • Green Onions
130 • Horse Legs
AKUTAGAWA'S OWN STORY
147 • Daidōji Shinsuki: The Early Years
163 • The Writer's Craft
172 • The Baby's Sickness
180 • Death Register
186 • The Life of a Stupid Man
206 • Spinning gears
237 • Notes vii • Note on Japanese Name Order and Pronunciation
ix • Acknowledgments
xi • Chronology
xix • Introduction: Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: Downfall of the Chosen, by Murakami Haruki
xxxviii • Further Reading
xli • Translator's Note
A WORLD IN DECAY
3 • Rashōmon
10 • In a Bamboo Grove
20 • The Nose
28 • Dragon: The Old Potter's Tale
38 • The Spider Thread
42 • Hell Screen
UNDER THE SWORD
77 • Dr. Ogata Ryōsai: Memorandum
83 • O-Gin
90 • Loyalty
MODERN TRAGICOMEDY
111 • The Story of a Head That Fell Off
120 • Green Onions
130 • Horse Legs
AKUTAGAWA'S OWN STORY
147 • Daidōji Shinsuki: The Early Years
163 • The Writer's Craft
172 • The Baby's Sickness
180 • Death Register
186 • The Life of a Stupid Man
206 • Spinning gears
237 • Notes Show all ▾ |