The ultimate dark-realism collection: A haunting descent into the macabre, where the genius of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa meets the uncompromising agony of the human soul
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Loyalty and Other Stories
By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: The Architect of the Macabre
A Guarantee of Bitterness: An Essential Odyssey for the Dark-Hearted Reader
Prepare for a sensory immersion into the visceral: a spectrum of bitterness, profound misery, sardonic wit, and the fragile euphoria of a soul that has been broken—but refuses to surrender. It is as if this master was predestined to weave narratives of such haunting depth, paying for every "luminous" insight with the currency of his own enduring agony.
The luminary of Japanese letters, revered as the undisputed "Father of the Short Story," is none other than Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. To the global literary community, he is the immortal mind behind Rashomon and In a Bamboo Grove—works that continue to ripple through the currents of world literature.
Akutagawa’s singular approach to the short story is a tectonic shift in emotion, leaving an indelible mark upon the reader’s psyche. His oeuvre is defined by a distinct synthesis of the uncanny, the horrific, and the surreal. Populated by the deranged and the disillusioned, his characters serve as vessels for his most profound explorations of the human condition.
In the realm of Western letters, his spirit finds a kin in Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). Both masters utilize "the strange" not merely for entertainment, but as an uncompromising assault on the reader's comfort. Their narratives offer no solace, only the stark, chilling beauty of the truth—a quality that secures their throne as the unassailable titans of the dark short story.
To engage with even a fragment of Akutagawa’s prose is to bear witness to his suffering. It is an invitation to feel the exquisite ache of a genius who looked too deeply into the void.
- - Contents - -
1. Dr.Ogata Ryosai: Memorandum
2. Dragon: The Old Potter’s Tale
3. Kesa and Morito
4. The Story of a Head That Fell Off
5. Loyalty
6. O-Gin
7. Horse Legs
8. Green Onions
▪️Format : Paperback
▪️Krittaphol Viphaveekul : Book Editor
▪️Piyavit Tepumnuaysakul : Editor
▪️Designed by ● SM STUDIO | Chirawat Rotaim ●
▪️Published : March 2024
▪️Length : 180 pages
▪️ISBN : 978-616-562-058-1
▪️Dimensions (cm) : 10.8 x 17.8
▪️Price : 200 THB
