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Yabu No Naka (1922)

by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

4062764598 (ISBN13: 9784062764599)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Kōdansha

review 1: It ended as briefly as it started.But gosh, how much did it contain in that brief space!I think that Kurosawa's movie, "Rashomon", is an excellent completion.The young priest doubting humanity's good nature makes it more significant. It also makes the fact that the last testimony is said through a medium more reasonable in the context of the story, as there it doesn't matter that much what the viewer thinks about mediums, the fact the priest obviously believes in mediums is what really matters. As for the whole women being dishonored by being raped social stigma, I find it as primitive and appalling, but this story really makes you understand her position and why would she feel this way herself. This was a superbly written story like Kurosawa's directing was superb in the... more classic adaptation named "Rashomon".
review 2: Simplicity is ever so complex. I have to admit that I read this short story mainly because of Kurosawa's Rashomon, which I consider one of the best movies by the best filmmakers in the history of the moving picture which, despite its age and style as we see it with our so-called modern eyes, transcends both time and place. I first did not like this short story, and gave it two stars, mainly because, as they are by definition, short stories are short and I wanted to keep on reading and was left hungry for more. Then I read and re-read it, again and again, and found myself hooked, and still found something new each time, yet still could not find where the truth lied. In 10 pages, Akutagawa has captured the millions shades of grey of the human spirit. This is truly a five star. less

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