This book collects 12 of Akutagawa Ryunosukes short stories. Rashomon uses an airtight structure to push people to the limits of life-and-death choices, thereby shows the unavoidability of ""evil"", and conveys for the first time the authors understanding of man and his feelings of helplessness and desperation towards man. Nose stabs sharply and directly into the inner mentality of people, really thought-provoking. This book is translated by famous translators of the past, such as Lu Xun, Xia Mianzun.