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The Life of a Stupid Man

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Includes autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927).

''What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.''

Autobiographical stories from on...

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Product ID:9780141397726
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Series:Penguin Little Black Classics
Title:The Life of a Stupid Man
Authors:Author: Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Jay Rubin
Page Count:64
Subjects:Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
Description:Select Guide Rating
Includes autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927).

''What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.''

Autobiographical stories from one of Japan''s masters of modernist story-telling.

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin''s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). Akutagawa''s Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories is also available in Penguin Classics.


Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2015-02-26