Classic Japanese

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Originally published in 1922 and translated by Takashi Kojima, this classic short story was the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, about the murder of a samurai. Told from the perspective of multiple witnesses.

大店の若旦那がご飯も喉に通らす寝込んでいた。心配した父親は、息子の幼なじみで気心の知れた八五郎を呼ぶ。八五郎が色々聞いてみると、若旦那は恋煩いだと分かったところから話は進んでいきます。「背を早み岩にせかるる瀧川の」というのがその上の句。

日本最古の物語が誘うロマンあふれる古代世界訳文で楽しむ「現代語訳編」古典文学の主要作品をセレクトし、現代語訳と原文とで構成した「日本の古典をよむ」（全20冊）シリーズの1冊です。

No collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki's Kokoro, his most famous novel and the last he completed before his death. Published here in the first new translation in more than 50 years, Kokoro - meaning "heart" - is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls "Sensei".

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

内容紹介

日本の文学史上最古にして最高傑作ともいわれる『源氏物語』。

紫式部によって書かれた全五十四帖にわたる長編小説を、わかりやすく情感豊かに読み上げました。

Are you looking to mend your denim, but don't where to start? Have your favorite jeans worn down, and you're afraid that you will have to let them go? Are you looking to give your old denim or thrift store find a fresh breath of life? I will share my secrets to mending denim effectively and easily, by using beginner-friendly stitching techniques. Mending is quick and easy. With the guidelines mentioned in this audiobook, you could be finished repairing your denim within a couple of hours. Even someone with no experience can implement these techniques.

Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.

自己啓発の金字塔、待望の超訳で登場!人間関係の黄金律として80年を超えて読み継がれ、全世界で1000万部以上が売れている傑作を超訳しました。

When her cozy hometown is visited by death, Emma's investigative skills are enlisted by a secretive ghost. But with the uncooperative spirit holding so much back, and with the handsome local doctor pressing Emma for answers, will she ever get to the bottom of the case? Or will the Hollow be forever haunted by the secrets of the past?

わが国初の正史！　神代から推古紀まで。訳文で楽しむ「現代語訳編」古典文学の主要作品をセレクトした「日本の古典をよむ」（全20冊）シリーズの1冊です。「日本書紀」は奈良時代初期に撰進された書物で、神々の時代から持統天皇までの日本の歴史を三十巻にわたって描いています。本書上巻には巻第二十二の推古天皇までを収めました。

わが国初の正史の後半と諸国の地誌原文訓読文の響きを味わう「原文編」古典文学の主要作品をセレクトした「日本の古典をよむ」（全20冊）シリーズの1冊です。「日本書紀」は奈良時代初期に撰進された書物で、神々の時代から持統天皇までの日本の歴史を三十巻にわたって描いています。本書下巻には巻第二十四の皇極天皇以降を収めました。

Are you interested in learning about Japanese mythology? Are you intrigued by the culture of Japan? Are you looking for some interesting stories to read? These myths are great from adults and children alike. They give you an insight into a culture that is full of traditions. These myths are like nothing you have ever read before. You will find that Japanese mythology is not based in only one belief system. These myths and folktales are based in their Shinto and Buddhist traditions. The origin stories within Japanese mythology can vary.

明治期の文学者、夏目漱石の中編小説。初出は「ホトトギス」［1906（明治39）年4月。

人生に絶望した男が死神と出会うところから始まります。死神は男に、病人の枕元に立つと助からず、足元に立つと助かることを教えます。男は医者として成功し、大金持ちになりますが、欲に目がくらみ、死神との約束を破ってしまいます。

左甚五郎の名人奇談。左甚五郎は東海道を江戸へ向かっている途中、鳴海の宿に泊まり、甚五郎は酒ばかり飲んでいます。数日たち、実は一文無しであることが分かった店の主は、宿銭の支払いを迫まります。

大店の若旦那が夏の盛りに病気で寝込み、みかんを欲しがる。番頭が江戸中を探し回り、やっとの思いで一つだけ無傷のみかんを見つける。みかん問屋は千両で売ると言い、番頭は驚きながらも大旦那に相談し、千両で購入する。

儒学者の荻生徂徠は毎朝一丁の冷奴だけを食べて一日をしのぎ、学問に明け暮れていた。貧乏であっても人柄がすばらしい徂徠に感心した豆腐屋七兵衛はオカラを毎日届けることにする。ところが風邪で寝込んでしまい、商売に出られない日々が続いた。

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