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The Essential Akutagawa

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內容簡介 「芥川的文筆清晰明澈，其深刻的洞察力與敏銳的創造性智慧，隱藏在幾乎看不見的精煉之下。」——克里斯．鮑爾（Chris Power），《衛報》日本的說故事大師芥川龍之介（1892-1927）一生創作了超過150篇短篇小說。他被廣泛譽為「日本短篇小說之父」，以現代感性揉合永恆主題，發揮了深遠的影響力。這本全新的選集收錄了迄今為止最為全面的芥川龍之介英文作品集。書中不僅有其最負盛名的故事的新譯本，也包含許多鮮為人知且從未被翻譯成英文的作品：《羅生門》：一位身無分文的僕人在古老的京都面臨道德困境——是餓死，還是偷竊以求生？《奇譚》：一位年輕女子在丈夫於第一次世界大戰中作戰時，被與一名車站搬運工的奇異邂逅所困擾。《影子》：一名商人收到匿名信件，揭發他妻子的不忠——結果卻與他自己的分身正面相遇。《竹林中》：關於一名武士之死的多個矛盾證詞——這個故事啟發了黑澤明傳奇電影《羅生門》。《地獄變》：一個關於藝術執念及其毀滅性代價的令人不寒而慄的故事，改編自古老傳說。《桃太郎》：在這篇首次被翻譯成英文的作品中，芥川將一位備受喜愛的民間英雄，轉化為對民族主義和戰爭的尖銳諷刺。外加這位日本大師的其他16篇重要作品！對於每一位認真閱讀日本文學的讀者而言，這是一本必備的選集；同時，它也是引領讀者認識世界級文學巨匠的迷人入門書。"Akutagawa displays an insightful and keenly creative intelligence in prose so lucid its sophistication is hardly visible." —Chris Power, The GuardianJapan's master storyteller Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892 - 1927) wrote more than 150 short stories. Widely regarded as "the Father of the Japanese short story," he blended modern sensibilities with timeless themes to profound effect.This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Akutagawa's work ever published in English. It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces:Rashomon: A destitute servant in old Kyoto faces a moral dilemma—starve or steal to surviveAn Odd Tale: A young woman is haunted by strange encounters with a station porter while her husband fights in World War IShadows: A merchant receives anonymous letters about his wife's infidelity—only to come face-to-face with his own doubleIn a Grove: Multiple, conflicting accounts of a samurai's death—this story inspired Kurosawa's legendary film RashomonHell Screen: A chilling tale of artistic obsession and its devastating cost, adapted from an ancient legendMomotaro: In this first-ever English translation, Akutagawa transforms a beloved folk hero into a biting satire of nationalism and warPlus 16 other major works by the Japanese master!An essential volume for every serious reader of Japanese literature—and a captivating introduction to one of the world's great literary voices.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of the biggest names in Japanese literature, recognized for his mastery of the short story form. He was a contemporary of Osamu Dazai, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and Soseki Natsume. In the West, he is best known for his short story In a Grove, adapted by Akira Kurosawa in his award-winning movie Rashomon. Many of his stories highlight a fascination with supernatural and transformational phenomena while others have vivid historical backdrops and display influences from classic Japanese and Western fiction. In 1927, at the age of 35, he killed himself.Richard Medhurst was born in the UK and lives in Yokohama. His translation of Akutagawa's An Odd Tale was published in Kyoto Journal in 2018, and his translation of Eiji Suzuki's Lingering Fragrance was published in the anthology Strokes of Brush and Blade (Kurodahan Press, 2018). He has worked as a translator, editor and writer for the online magazine Nippon.com for over a decade, specializing in literature and history. He has also written a popular series of articles about studying Japanese which have received tens of thousands of page views. His article on Japan's 72 microseasons helped popularize the concept in the English-speaking world.

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最佳賣點 : 日本的說故事大師芥川龍之介（1892-1927）一生創作了超過150篇短篇小說。他被廣泛譽為「日本短篇小說之父」，以現代感性揉合永恆主題，發揮了深遠的影響力。這本全新的選集收錄了迄今為止最為全面的芥川龍之介英文作品集。書中不僅有其最負盛名的故事的新譯本，也包含許多鮮為人知且從未被翻譯成英文的作品。