Portrait of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

RyūnosukeAkutagawa (1892–1927), born in Tokyo, Japan, wrote more than 350 works of fiction and nonfiction, including the books Rashomon, The Spider’s Thread, Kappa, and In a Grove. Japan’s premier literary award for emerging writers, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. (updated 4/2022)

AGNI has published the following work:

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Hybrid by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Translated from the Japanese by Ryan Choi
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