Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa died in 1927, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa has written at least 77 books. Their most popular book is Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories with 102 saves with an average rating of 3.91⭐.

Author Bio

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, art name Chōkōdō Shujin 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.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Cuentos breves para leer en el bus

Cuentos breves para leer en el bus is a 1-book series first released in 2004 with contributions by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Leonid Andreyev, and Guillaume Apollinaire.

Series

2 primary books14 released books

Authored 7% of series

The Penguin Books of Short Stories

The Penguin Books of Short Stories is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by D.J. Richards, Anonymous, and Ambrose Bierce.