'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.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141397726Number of pages: 64Weight: 53 gDimensions: 161 x 111 x 5 mm
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