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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
AuthorBooks · Second hand1892-1927
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), 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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About Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Birth
1892
Death
1927
First book
1914
Years writing
112
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人), 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.
He is widely regarded as the father of the modern Japanese short story.
The prestigious Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most important literary award, is named in his honor.
He had a prolific career spanning over 500 works, including novels, poetry, and screenplays.
His masterpiece Rashōmon has transcended borders, becoming a benchmark of world literature.
He used the pseudonym Gaki to sign part of his literary production during the Taishō period.
