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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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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Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, 1915
38 ratings
§ About Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 1915
- Average rating
- 4.0 / 5 across 38 ratings
- Genres
- Comics
The book: Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (1915)
Ryünosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan�s foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour.
Common questions about Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Who is Ryūnosuke Akutagawa?
- 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.
- What is Ryūnosuke Akutagawa best known for?
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is best known for Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories, published in 1915 with 38 ratings and a 4.0 average. It is the most-rated of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's books on SansFiction.
- What genres does Ryūnosuke Akutagawa write?
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's books on SansFiction are tagged Comics.
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