An adaption of the satirical short story ‘’The Nose’’ written by celebrated Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is set to be staged in Tehran in mid June.
The story adapted by Houman Hosseinzadeh and directed by Hadi Amel, is a one-character play that will be performed by use of traditional forms in Iranian theater and techniques of oriental plays, Mehr News Agency reported on its Persian website.
‘’Rehearsal will start on May 17,” Amel said. The cast and venue of the play have not been announced.
The Nose is about a Buddhist priest, Zenchi Naigu, who is more concerned about diminishing his overly long, dangling nose than he is with studying and teaching. He studies religious texts in a desperate attempt to find a person with a nose like his and in private constantly checks his nose in a mirror hoping for even the smallest shrinkage.
It is the third short story written by Akutagawa and navigates the themes of vanity and egoism.
He is regarded as the father of Japanese short story and his second short story ‘’Rashomon’’ has been adapted in a movie by the legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
