Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke 1892-1927 creator text utu 1999 monographic ja 1 online resource : multiple file formats "羅生門" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is a short story first published in 1915. Set in the ruins of Kyoto's southern gate, it follows a dismissed servant who must choose between starvation and thievery. When he encounters an old woman stealing hair from corpses, their exchange forces him to confront questions of survival and morality. The story explores how desperation can transform one's sense of right and wrong in a world stripped bare of certainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash%C5%8Dmon_(short_story) Release date is 1999-11-01 Produced by Rick Davis Original publication data not identified Short stories Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1982 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1982 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133052.0 1982