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Akutagawa

American  
[ah-koo-tah-gah-wah] / ɑˈku tɑˈgɑ wɑ /

noun

  1. Ryunosuke 1892–1927, Japanese short-story writer and essayist.


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The screenplay was based on two stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, “In a Grove” and “Rashomon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

In 1983, Kara won the prestigious Akutagawa Award for new writers for his novel “Letters from Sagawa.”

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The story won the 1958 Akutagawa Prize, a top honor for rising authors.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

The story won the prestigious Akutagawa prize for new writers, with Oe hailed as the most promising young writer since Mishima Yukio.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

A graduate of Tokyo University, where he studied French Literature, Oe began publishing stories while still a student and won the Akutagawa Prize, a career-launching award for new writers, in 1958.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023