Rashomon

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1915), Rashomon

        Rashomon is a story all Japanese people know.
When I was a junior high school student, I learn this story as theme of Japanese class.

        This story goes on in Heian period.
Because of changing climate, the main place in this book has devastated.
A boy who lost his job is main character.
He was disappointed so he is about to change to thief.
Then, he finds a old woman in a tower which has a lot of corpse.
This meeting change his personality perfectly.

        This story is educational for you so please read it.
羅生門 他 (英文版) - Rashomon and Other Stories (タトルクラシックス　)
著者 : 芥川龍之介
チャールズ・イ・タトル出版
発売日 : 2009-03-01
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