Akutagawa and Dazai: Instances of Literary Adaptation
Akutagawa and Dazai: Instances of Literary Adaptation
By James O'BRIEN
The first work in our collaborative publishing program with the Center for Asian Studies at Arizona State University, containing translations of three short stories by Dazai Osamu and six by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
James O'Brien's work contains translations of three short stories by Dazai Osamu - "Hear my Plea", "Melos, Run!" and "Crackling Mountain" - as well as the following short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke: "The Clown's Mask", "The Immortal", "Rasho Gate", "Hell Screen", "Within a Grove", and "The Shadow." The introduction interprets the short stories by these two twentieth-century Japanese authors and outlines the nature of literary adaptation in their work.
Details:
- 144 pages
- Trade paperback 5.5" x 8.5" (140 mm x 216 mm)
- ISBN 4-902075-19-9
- Kurodahan Press Book No. NS-J0015-L14
- List Price: US$15.00
- Cover: Section from scroll of hells. 'Disowned goblin' (detail). Artist unknown, 12th century. Fukuoka Art Museum collection, Matsunaga Collection. Photograph by Yamasaki Shin'ichi
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James O'Brien, who holds a B.A. and M.A. in English, received his Ph.D. in Japanese from Indiana University in 1969. He taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. In addition to his work on Akutagawa and Dazai, he has published translations of modern Japanese poetry in such periodicals as The Literary Review, Poet Lore, Metamorphosis, and Beacons. He is presently putting together a collection from such poets as Hagiwara Sakutarō, Kitahara Hakushu, Takamura Kōtarō and Murano Shirō.