Author: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Alternate names: Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke; Ryûnosuke Akutagawa; Akutagawa Ryunosuke; Akutagawa,Ryunosuke 芥川,竜之介 (1892-1927); 芥川 龍之介; Akutagawa Ryūnosuke; Chōkōdō Shujin; 澄江堂主人; Ryunosuke Akutagawa; 芥川龍之介; R Akutagawa; RyuÌ„nosuke Akutagawa; Rysunosuke Akutagawa; Ryonosuke Akutagawa; 芥川 竜之介
Born: 1892
Died: 1927
Bio: 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.[