THE SIX STORIES of this collection were chosen with the aim of presenting Akutagawa's finest and mostrepresentative writings. Only one of them (Rashomon) has appeared in an earlier translation.I wish to express my thanks to the following persons, for their kind assistance, and for their many valuablesuggestions and criticisms: Mr. C. G. Wells, Chief Writer of the Far East Network; Mr. Walter E. Morgan,Chief of the School Administration and Finance Branch, CIE, SCAP; Mr. Harold Gosling and Mr. JohnRockard, correspondents of the British Commonwealth Public Relations; Mr. Richard B. Farnsworth,formerly of CIE, SCAP; and Lieutenant D. L. Donohugh, formerly of the Press Advisory Division, SCAP.Takashi Kojima Tokyo, Japan.
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Rashomon, and Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
ContoThis collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the source for the movie Rashōmon to his later, more autobiographical writings. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a moder...
