Rashomon: And Other Stories

Rashomon and Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Saturday reading plans. Might watch the Kurosawa film later. It's been years since I've seen it & I have only vague memories of it.

Bookwomble I've got this same edition tbr. I keep swearing to read it soon, and somehow it gets put off (saying that as though it's not me putting it off! 😆). 2y

vivastory @Bookwomble I just read the first 4 stories and I found all of them fascinating, especially the title story & In a Bamboo Grove 2y

Bookwomble @vivastory That sounds good 🙂 I read Kappa a few years ago and enjoyed that, even though I suspect I missed a lot of the cultural allusions.

Kappa

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elizabethlk

Rashomon: And Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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I think Rashomon is a fascinating story to examine, even if it wasn't my favourite for pleasure reading. The descriptions were golden and the morals vs survival plot was interesting. Let me know what you thought. You can read my full review in the link below.

#litereads #japaneseliterature

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elizabethlk

Rashomon: And Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Our latest #litereads selection is Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the classic short story that inspired the title of the classic Japanese film (although it was a different Akutagawa story to inspire the bulk of the plot of the movie). You can find a link to read the full story in the full article below. I hope you enjoy the story. Be sure to let me know what you think!

#litereads #japaneseliterature #shortstories

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squirrelbrain

Rashomon: And Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

I‘m not very good at doing TBR lists - I‘m more of a mood reader. However I am reading the full set of 50 Penguin Moderns this year, one each week. Here are the 4 books on the list for February.

#literarylove
#februaryTBR

vkois88, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TrishB Same 👍🏻 never plan! But one of those a week seems very doable! 5y

Mdargusch I love those editions! 5y

TheBookHippie Ohhh I want those 💚💚💚beautiful! 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💕💕 5y

vkois88 That's really cool! 5y

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Aimeesue

Rashomon and Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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Phantasma.Maddie

Rashomon and Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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I am attempting to include classic books from other cultures as well as British and American books. I struggled to gain meanings from some of these short stories and others I throughly enjoyed. I liked The Martyr and In a Grove best. Has anyone read other classics they enjoyed? Recommendations are always appreciated! #Rashomon #RyunosukeAkutagawa

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umbrellagirl

Rashomon and Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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thetelltaleheart

Rashomon: And Other Stories | Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Nothing better than a good book and a cute companion ;) I've read Rashomon a week ago and I enjoyed most of the stories, especially "hell screen". Since I read it, I'm thinking nearly every day about this story.

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