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Widely acknowledged as "the father of the Japanese short story," Ryunosuke Akutagawa remains one of the most influential Japanese writers of all time. Rashomon and Other Stories, a collection of his most celebrated work, resonates as strongly today as when it first published a century ago. This volume includes: In a Grove An iconic, contradictory tale of the murder of a samurai in a forest near Kyoto told through three varying accounts Rashomon A masterless samurai contemplates following a life of crime as he encounters an old woman at the old Rashomon gate outside Kyoto Yam Gruel A low-ranking court official laments his position all the while yearning for his favorite, yet humble, dish The Martyr Set in Japan's Christian missionary era, a young boy is excommunicated for fathering an illegitimate child, but not all is as it seems Kesa and Morito: An adulterous couple plots to kill the woman's husband as the situation threatens to spin out of control The Dragon A priest concocts a prank involving a dragon, but the tall tale begins to take on a life of its own
