Akutagawa's Rashomon and Other Stories

The Manga Edition

von Ryunosuke Akutagawa

272 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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A famous samurai murder mystery finally brought to life in graphic novel form!

A sword-swinging samurai, a corpse-robbing crone and a falsely accused trans man stand at the center of these four iconic tales, once the inspiration for a classic film, now turned into stunning graphic novellas.

The stories in this volume by Ryunosuke Akutagawa -- the renowned "father of the Japanese short story" are captured by manga masters mkdeville and Philippe Nicloux in these four action-packed adaptations:

- Rashomon: A houseless servant pits morality against survival in a post-apocalyptic world where thievery and the desecration of the dead are necessary for survival- In a Grove: Conflicting statements and competing narratives call into question the notion of objective truth in a searing tale of rape and revenge- Otomi's Virginity: Pride, honor and dignity are at stake when a young servant is confronted by an unexpected aggressor at her employer's abandoned house- The Martyr: A pious Jesuit with a dark secret faces excommunication and death in 16th-century Japan, when Christianity was introduced and then banned by order of the Shogun

>**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**

• Reihe: Tuttle Japanese Classics In Manga
• Themen: Graphic Novel / Comic / Manga / Cartoon Stil, Tradition Manga und ostasiatische Comic-Stile bzw. -Traditionen (Manhwa, Manhua, internationale Manga)
• ISBN: 9784805318393
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2024
• Größe: 227 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Illustrationen: Philippe Nicloux