Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Japanese Short Story Writer(1892-1927)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Akutagawa Ryunosuke
• Birth: March 1, 1892, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
• Death: July 24, 1927, Tokyo, Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese short story writer; "Rashōmon"; "In a Grove"; "The Nose"; "Hell Screen"; "The Spider's Thread"; "Dragon: the Old Potter's Tale"; "Autumn Mountain"

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