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Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Born March 1, 1892Died July 24, 1927

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, art name Chōkōdō Shujin, 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 took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.

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Books1

Antologia de relatos japoneses: Tres maestros de la literatura

Antologia de relatos japoneses: Tres maestros de la literatura

2014

with Osamu Dazai and Kenji Miyazawa

Graphic novels1

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories

1915

Box sets & omnibuses1

50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 4

50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 4

2020