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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
March 1, 1892 – July 24, 1927
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , 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 took his own life at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
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- Birthday · March 1
- Anniversary · July 24
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