Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Novelist, Author
1892 – 1927
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Who was Ryunosuke Akutagawa?
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 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.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1892
Tokyo - Also known as
- Akutagawa Ryunosuke
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 芥川 龍之介
- Ryûnosuke Akutagawa
- Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
- あくたがわ りゅうのすけ
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Fumi Akutagawa
(1919/03 - 1927/07/24)
- Fumi Akutagawa
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Japanese
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tokyo
English Literature
(1913 - )
- University of Tokyo
- Lived in
- Tokyo
- Died
- Jul 24, 1927
Tokyo - Resting place
- Zōshigaya Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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