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These two stories include his great masterpiece of that period, 'Hell Screen', and the parable of a thread-thin chance of escape for a sinner in the Pool of Blood. 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Originally published in 1927. Kappa was published just before he committed suicide, at the age of 35. Patient No. 23 tells his story to anyone in the asylum who will listen. On his way home through a valley, he falls into a deep abyss while chasing a nimble creature with a face like a tiger and a sharp beak. The creature was a Kappa, and when he awoke he was in Kappaland. One man's initiation into the rites of this parallel world becomes the vehicle for a savage and funny critique of contemporary Japanese life and customs. A Peter Owen Modern Classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ryunosuke-akutagawa-books\"\u003eRyunosuke Akutagawa\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Literary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780720612004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Peter Owen","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £10.46","offer_id":47913442508977,"sku":"SB-0720612004-C3","price":10.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0720612004.jpg?v=1789301759"},{"product_id":"rashomon-and-other-stories","title":"Rashomon and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting at the beginning of the twentieth century, Ryunosuke Akutagawa created disturbing stories out of Japan's cultural upheaval. \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e tells the chilling story of the killing of a samurai through the testimony of witnesses, including the spirit of the murdered man. The fable-like \u003ci\u003eYam Gruel\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of desire and humiliation, but one in which the reader's sympathy is thoroughly unsettled. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Martyr,\u003c\/i\u003e a beloved orphan raised by Jesuit priests is exiled when he refuses to admit that he made a local girl pregnant. He regains their love and respect only at the price of his life. 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Dans la pénombre du crépuscule, il découvre une vieille hirsute et fantomatique en train d'arracher les cheveux des cadavres... 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