Tales Grotesque and Curious


Read by Ben Tucker

Here collected are eleven of the over 200 stories that Ryūnosuke Akutagawa wrote during his all-too-brief lifetime and give a sample of the odd and quirky world in which he dwells. Herein can be found eccentric parables such as the tricky demon of "Tobacco and the Devil", the skin-crawling "Lice" and the weird "The Wine Worm". But Akutagawa was also a master of the subtle character study illustrated by such tales as "The Handkerchief" and "Mori Sensei". Also included is "Rashomon", the dark and rain-swept inspiration for the acclaimed Akira Kurosawa film of the same name. (Summary by Ben Tucker)

Chapters

Introduction 12:03 Read by Ben Tucker
Tobacco and the Devil 16:17 Read by Ben Tucker
The Nose 16:24 Read by Ben Tucker
The Handkerchief 19:07 Read by Ben Tucker
Rashomon 15:28 Read by Ben Tucker
Lice 11:39 Read by Ben Tucker
The Spider's Thread 6:57 Read by Ben Tucker
The Wine Worm 18:16 Read by Ben Tucker
The Badger 6:45 Read by Ben Tucker
The Ball 14:02 Read by Ben Tucker
The Pipe 17:33 Read by Ben Tucker
Mori Sensei 30:52 Read by Ben Tucker