Kappa - Couverture souple

Akutagawa, Ryosuke

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 072061337X ISBN 13 : 9780720613377

Editeur : Peter Owen, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Akutagawa Ryunosuke

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A perfectly formed gem of a novel from the pen of one of Japan’s most important modern writers, Kappa is at once a fable, a comedy and a brilliant satire.

The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore described as a scaly, child-sized being with a face like a tiger and a sharp, pointed beak. In the hands of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, one man’s journey to ‘Kappaland’ becomes the vehicle for a critique of Japanese life and customs in the tradition of Swift and Kafka.

Biographie de l'auteur :

RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA (1892 - 1927) was the author of over a hundred short stories, as well as translations of the works of Anatole France and Yeats. Akutagawa was regarded as a major author during his lifetime, and the Akutagawa Prize, established after his suicide at the age of thirty-five, is now one of Japan s most prestigious literary awards. Two of the stories from his collection Rashomon formed the basis of the award-winning film of the same title by Akira Kurosawa.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Peter Owen
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 072061337X
• ISBN 13: 9780720613377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144