Rashoumon

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Rashoumon

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Language: English

Published in: 1915

Categorie(s): , ,

Translator: René Malenfant

Word count: 2,744 words (≈ 11 minutes)

Source: http://sites.google.com/site/renemalenfant/rashomon

Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.

"Rashōmon" (Japanese: 羅生門) is a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū. A man considering whether or not to become a thief meets a woman stealing hair from corpses. Their conversation explores the morality of theft.

The story was first published in 1915 in… (more)

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