Akutagawa's Rashomon and Other Stories: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics In Manga) - Softcover
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A famous samurai murder mystery finally brought to life in graphic novel form!<br /><br />A sword-swinging samurai, a corpse-robbing crone and a falsely accused trans man stand at the center of these four iconic tales, once the inspiration for a classic film, now turned into stunning graphic novellas.<br /><br />The stories in this volume by Ryunosuke Akutagawa ― the renowned "father of the Japanese short story" are captured by manga masters mkdeville and Philippe Nicloux in these four action-packed adaptations:<br /><br />
- Rashomon: A houseless servant pits morality against survival in a post-apocalyptic world where thievery and the desecration of the dead are necessary for survival
- In the Grove: Conflicting statements and competing narratives call into question the notion of objective truth in a searing tale of rape and revenge
- Otomi's Virginity: Pride, honor and dignity are at stake when a young servant is confronted by an unexpected aggressor at her employer's abandoned house
- The Martyr: A pious Jesuit with a dark secret faces excommunication and death in 16th-century Japan, when Christianity was introduced and then banned by order of the Shogun
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Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story." Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Price, is named after him. <p/> mkdeville is an author of graphic novels and comics whose works include Tropic of the Lamb, Virginia Hill: Diary of a Liberated Woman, and Rolling Riviera. <p/>Philippe Nicloux is an artist and illustrator whose other works include Tropic of the Lamb, Terra Australis, Terra Doloris, and Babylone. <p/>
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