本书收录芥川龙之介的二十七部短篇小说。其中《罗生门》、《鼻子》、《地狱图》、《竹林中》取材于《今昔物语》等日本古籍。《罗生门》和《鼻子》的主题是揭露利己主义在社会上的风行。《地狱图》写一个艺术至上主义者为追求艺术上的成就而献出了女儿的生命,并指出暴君把人间变成了地狱。《竹林中》堪称芥川历史小说的代表作,一九五○年被改编成电影《罗生门》,引起了国际上的关注。芥川的短篇小说,从题材到形式,每一篇都独具匠心,不落窠臼。早在二十世纪二十年代,鲁迅就翻译了芥川的《罗生门》和《鼻子》,另外一些短篇小说也相继引进国内。第二次世界大战后,他的作品被译成多种文字,成为世界性的经典。 This book contains Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s 27 short stories. Among them, “Rashomon”, “nose”, “hell map”, “bamboo forest” based on “ancient and modern story” and other ancient Japanese books. The theme of “Rashomon” and “Nose” is to unmask the selfishness of egoism in society. Hellography Writing a metaphysical artist who sacrificed his daughter’s life in search of artistic achievement, pointing out that the tyrant turned the world into hell. “Bamboo Grove” is a masterpiece of Akutagawa’s historical novel, which was adapted into the movie “Rashomon Gate” in 1950, arousing international attention. Akutagawa’s short stories, from the theme to the form, each with its own originality, do not lose their place. As early as the 1920s, Lu Xun translated Akutagawa’s Rashomon and Nose, while other short stories were introduced one after another. After the Second World War, his work was translated into many languages ​​and became a worldwide classic.