Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Born: March 1, 1892
Died: July 24, 1927 (aged 35)
Bio: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 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.
Known for:
- Rashōmon (1915)
- Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
- Hell Screen (1918)
- In a Grove (1922)
- Kappa







