芥川龙之介必读作品集：日本文学大师的22篇短篇小说

The Essential Akutagawa:Twenty-two Short Stories by the Japans Master Storyteller

基本信息

by Ryunosuke Akutagawa (Author)

Format:Paperback / softback 256 pages, 22 short stories

Publisher:Tuttle Publishing

Imprint:Tuttle Publishing

ISBN:9784805317990

Published:23 Oct 2025

Weight:295g

Dimensions:203 x 130 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

“芥川的散文如此清晰易懂，却又蕴含着敏锐的创造力，几乎难以察觉其精妙之处。”——克里斯·鲍尔，《卫报》日本短篇小说大师芥川龙之介（1892-1927）创作了150多篇短篇小说。他被誉为“日本短篇小说之父”，将现代情感与永恒主题巧妙融合，产生了深远的影响。这本新选集是迄今为止以英文出版的全面的芥川作品集。

它收录了他故事的全新译本，以及许多鲜为人知和从未翻译过的作品：《罗生门》：古京都一个贫困的仆人面临着道德困境——挨饿还是偷窃才能生存；《奇闻》：一名年轻女子在与车站搬运工的奇怪遭遇中受到困扰，而她的丈夫则参加了第一次世界大战；《阴影》：一名商人收到匿名信，告知妻子不忠——结果却与自己的替身面对面；《树林》：关于武士死亡的多个相互矛盾的说法——这个故事启发了黑泽明的传奇电影《罗生门》；《地狱屏风》：改编自古代传说的令人毛骨悚然的艺术痴迷及其毁灭性代价的故事；桃太郎：在这英文译本中，芥川将一位受人爱戴的民间英雄变成了对民族主义和战争的辛辣讽刺作品；另外还有这位日本大师的其他 16 部主要作品！这是每一位认真阅读日本文学的读者的书籍，也是对世界上伟大的文学家之一的引人入胜的介绍声音。

"Akutagawa displays an insightful and keenly creative intelligence in prose so lucid its sophistication is hardly visible." —Chris Power, The GuardianJapan's master storyteller Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892 - 1927) wrote more than 150 short stories. Widely regarded as "the Father of the Japanese short story," he blended modern sensibilities with timeless themes to profound effect. This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Akutagawa's work ever published in English.

It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces:Rashomon: A destitute servant in old Kyoto faces a moral dilemma—starve or steal to surviveAn Odd Tale: A young woman is haunted by strange encounters with a station porter while her husband fights in World War IShadows: A merchant receives anonymous letters about his wife's infidelity—only to come face-to-face with his own doubleIn a Grove: Multiple, conflicting accounts of a samurai's death—this story inspired Kurosawa's legendary film RashomonHell Screen: A chilling tale of artistic obsession and its devastating cost, adapted from an ancient legendMomotaro: In this first-ever English translation, Akutagawa transforms a beloved folk hero into a biting satire of nationalism and warPlus 16 other major works by the Japanese master!An essential volume for every serious reader of Japanese literature—and a captivating introduction to one of the world's great literary voices.

作者简介

芥川龙之介（1892-1927）是日本文学巨匠之一，以其精湛的短篇小说创作而闻名。他与太宰治、谷崎润一郎和夏目漱石是同时代人。在西方，他为人熟知的作品是短篇小说《林中》，该小说被黑泽明改编成获奖电影《罗生门》。他的许多作品都展现了对超自然现象和变形现象的迷恋，而其他一些作品则以生动的历史背景为背景，并展现了日本和西方经典小说的影响。1927年，35岁的他自杀身亡。

理查德·梅德赫斯特出生于英国，现居横滨。他翻译的芥川龙之介《奇闻异事》于2018年在《京都期刊》上发表，他翻译的铃木英二《余香》则收录于文集《笔墨》（黑田半出版社，2018年）。十多年来，他一直担任在线杂志Nippon的翻译、编辑和撰稿人，专攻文学和历史领域。他还撰写了一系列关于学习日语的热门文章，浏览量达数万次。他关于日本七十二微季的文章，帮助这一概念在英语世界普及开来。

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of the biggest names in Japanese literature, recognized for his mastery of the short story form. He was a contemporary of Osamu Dazai, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and Soseki Natsume. In the West, he is best known for his short story In a Grove, adapted by Akira Kurosawa in his award-winning movie Rashomon. Many of his stories highlight a fascination with supernatural and transformational phenomena while others have vivid historical backdrops and display influences from classic Japanese and Western fiction. In 1927, at the age of 35, he killed himself.

Richard Medhurst was born in the UK and lives in Yokohama. His translation of Akutagawa's An Odd Tale was published in Kyoto Journal in 2018, and his translation of Eiji Suzuki's Lingering Fragrance was published in the anthology Strokes of Brush and Blade (Kurodahan Press, 2018). He has worked as a translator, editor and writer for the online magazine Nippon for over a decade, specializing in literature and history. He has also written a popular series of articles about studying Japanese which have received tens of thousands of page views. His article on Japan's 72 microseasons helped popularize the concept in the English-speaking world.