Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-03-01
Day of Death
1927-07-24 (35 years old)
Place of Birth
Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Ryûnosuke Akutagawa
澄江堂主人
Chōkōdō Shujin
Chokodo Shujin
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Biography
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927), 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 committed suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.