HOME > LITERATURE > Graphic Novels /Jpns Classics in Manga > Akutagawa's Rashomon and Other Stories: The Manga Edition The Manga Edition
[new] Akutagawa's Rashomon and Other Stories: The Manga Edition
The Manga Edition
| Author | Ryunosuke Akutagawa |
|---|---|
| Adapter | mkdeville |
| Illustrator | Philippe Nicloux |
| Price | JPY 2,200 |
| ISBN | 978-4-8053-1839-3 |
| Format | 152x229mm 272pages Paperback |
| Availability | In stock |
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
Stunning graphic adaptations by mkdeville and Philippe Nicloux turn these iconic tales into thrilling page-turners, following in the footsteps of the famous Kurosawa film.
* cover price / excluding tax
