Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Japanese writer

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1927

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (?? ???, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927), art name Chokodo Shujin (?????), was a Japanese writer active in the Taisho 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 died by suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.