Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer
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... Wikipedia
Born: March 1, 1892, Kyōbashi-ku,Tokyo
Died: July 24, 1927 (age 35 years), Kita City, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5′ 8″
Grandchildren: Mamiko Akutagawa, Teruko Akutagawa, and Takatoshi Akutagawa
Children: Yasushi Akutagawa, Hiroshi Akutagawa, and Takashi Akutagawa
Parents: Fuku Niihara, Michiaki Akutagawa, and Toshizō Niihara
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