Hell Screen/地狱变, (Paperback)

To glimpse the truth of human nature, one must read Akutagawa. "Hell Screen" reveals the ethical dilemma of art-for-art's-sake and offers a critique of power. 欲窥人性真相，不可不读芥川。《地狱变》展现艺术至上主义的伦理困境与权力批判。 "Hell Screen" is a collection of classic works by the Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The book includes nine of Akutagawa's seminal essays and stories, such as "Hell Screen", "Words of a Dwarf", and "Tobacco and the Devil". The selected pieces primarily explore the universal, self-serving nature of humanity across past and present, expose the ugliness of reality, and reflect personal sentiments, indirectly illuminating the spiritual life of Japanese youth in the early 20th century. With profound themes and an elegant prose style, Akutagawa became a master of the Japanese short story and occupies a significant place in modern literature. Many of the selections in this volume are renowned classics within the short story genre. 《地狱变》是日本作家芥川龙之介的经典作品选集。全书收录了诸如"地狱变""侏儒的话""烟草与魔鬼"等9篇芥川龙之介的经典散文篇章，所选多为探究古今人类共同的利己本性，揭露现实的丑恶、反映个人情怀之作，从侧面映照了20世纪初日本青年人的精神生活状态。芥川的写作主题深刻，语言风格典雅，成为日本短篇小说的大家，在&a