by Ryunosuke Akutagawa · Penguin Books · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780141397726
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«The Life of a Stupid Man» is a collection of stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, published by Penguin Books in paperback (64 pages, in English).
Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a central figure in modern Japanese fiction, wrote these strongly autobiographical stories in his final years. Pieces such as «In a Bamboo Grove» or «Death Register» explore the transience of life, the construction of identity and the passage of time with a lyrical sensibility that does not shy away from harshness.
This volume is part of the Penguin Little Black Classics collection (No. 56), translated by Jay Rubin. The work was originally published in 1927 under the title «Aru ahō no isshō».
For readers of classic Japanese fiction and short stories: a gateway to Akutagawa's work in a compact format.
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
