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Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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Akutagawa Ryunosuke (Japanese: Akutagawa Ryunosuke/Akutagawa Ryuunosuke, March 1, 1892 - July 24, 1927), known as "Master of Chengjiang Hall" and haiku as "My Ghost", is a well-known Japanese novelist. He has extensive experience in Chinese studies, Japanese literature, and British literature. However, he suffered from many diseases and worries throughout his life and relied on medicine. He was only thirty-five years old. He has many famous works, mainly short stories.

Category
Writers
Nationality
Japan
Born
1892-03-01
Died
1927-07-24
Wikidata
Q186326
Occupations writernovelistscreenwriterjournalistliterary criticpoetshort story writeressayist
Aliases Akutagawa RyunosukeAkutagawa RyūnosukeRyunosuke AkutagawaRyuunosuke AkutagawaRyūnosuke AkutagawaRyunosuke AkutagawaRyunosuke Akutagawa

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