Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 芥川 龍之介 | |
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![]() Ryūnosuke Akutagawa | |
Born | 1 Mairch 1892 Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan |
Dee'd | 24 Julie 1927 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 35)
Thrift | Writer |
Genre | short stories |
Notable warks | "In a Grove"
"Rashōmon" "Hana" |
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, 1 Mairch 1892 – 24 Julie 1927) wis a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regairdit as the "Faither o the Japanese short story" an Japan's premier leeterary awaird, the Akutagawa Prize, is named efter him.[1] He committit suicide at the age o 35 throu an owerdose o barbital.[2]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Jewel, Mark. "Japanese Literary Awards" http://www.jlit.net/reference/literary-prizes/literary-prizes-a-to-m.html. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ Books: Misanthrope from Japon Monday, Time Magazine. Dec. 29, 1952