The Essential Akutagawa: Rashomon, Hell Screen, Cogwheels, a Fool's Life and Other Short Fiction by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Jorge Luis Borges, Seiji M. Lippit

The Essential Akutagawa: Rashomon, Hell Screen, Cogwheels, a Fool's Life and Other Short Fiction

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Jorge Luis Borges, Seiji M. Lippit

207 pages first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
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Akutagawa's voice is one of the most remarkable in modern Japanese fiction: an acutely intelligent mind, a humiliated soul, engaging as readily with Baudelaire as with Confucius. These narratives and vignettes -- some having received little attent...

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Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 50%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | N/A: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | N/A: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.89

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