# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ryunosuke-akutagawa
# Generated: 2026-09-02T06:07:05.373Z

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name: "Ryūnosuke Akutagawa"
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description: "He wrote short stories so precise they reset the form in Japan — then swallowed barbital at thirty-five. The country's top literary prize still carries his name."
tagline: "Japanese writer (1892–1927)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1892-03-01"
deathDate: "1927-07-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 1 March 1892, Akutagawa wrote through the Taishō period with a compression that earned him the title "father of the Japanese short story." He used the art name Chōkōdō Shujin. His work cut so deep into the culture that Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, was named in his honor. On 24 July 1927, he took his own life through an overdose of barbital. He was thirty-five.