Ep. 1130, The Moonlit Road, by Ambrose Bierce VINTAGE

Ep. 1130, The Moonlit Road, by Ambrose Bierce VINTAGE

Author: B.J. Harrison April 14, 2026 Duration: 29:27

Discover the roots of Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon. Ambrose Bierce, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

 

Welcome to this VINTAGE episode of The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook format gives you an immersive experience in classic literature. You can get friendlier with the classics you know, and discover new favorites. I'm your host BJ Harrison. I'm glad you could join us.

 

 

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Today's story established the format for the short story "In a Grove", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, the father of the Japanese short story. "In a Grove" influenced the great Akira Kurosawa to create the film Rashomon. The concept being that two witnesses can give widely different accounts of the same factual event.

 

It may also serve as  William James's thesis that "it is not so much the truth of events that matters, but how they are perceived, and the difference that they make to the perceiver". I hope you like it.

 

And now, "The Moonlit Road", by Ambrose Bierce

 

 

 

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