Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa with Jay Rubin (Translator)

268 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary short stories slow-paced

Description

A stunning deluxe edition of one of Penguin Classics' most popular translations Ry nosuke Akutagawa is one of Japan's foremost stylists--a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour...

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Moods

dark 88%
reflective 77%
sad 40%
tense 37%
emotional 33%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 14%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 23%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 31% | Character: 31% | Plot: 26% | N/A: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 61% | N/A: 22% | No: 11% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 35% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 11%

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