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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Born 1 March 1892 · Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan · Died 24 July 1927

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927), art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人) was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story" and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.

Known for

Rashomon
Portrait of Hell
The Christ of Nanjing
The Bottomless Bag
God of Japan
Two Komachis
Toshishun
Beauty and the Thief
Rail Truck
God of Japan
Two Komachis
The Bottomless Bag
Rail Truck
The Christ of Nanjing
Toshishun
Portrait of Hell
Beauty and the Thief
Rashomon
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