Kappa
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Geoffrey Bownas
3.7
(16 ratings)144 pages1927Norton & Company Limited, W. W.ISBN 9780811232166
About this book
From the author of Rashomon comes a Swiftian satire of Japanese society thinly disguised as the fictitious Kappaland. Peopled with creatures from Japanese folklore, Kappland serves as a vehicle for the humorous examination of the moral foibles of Japanese society in the early 20th century.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Norton & Company Limited, W. W.
- Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN
- 9780811232166
About Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him.[
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