Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:sports_team
gptkb:Yoshitomo_Nara
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:church
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Modernist_literature
Taisho era literature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Akutagawa_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1892-03-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:born March 1, 1892
gptkbp:children gptkb:musical
gptkbp:contribution Short story format
gptkbp:cultural_impact Japanese cinema
Manga adaptations
Anime adaptations
gptkbp:death_date 1927-07-24
gptkbp:died July 24, 1927
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Rashomon_effect
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Life is a series of choices.”
“ I want to be a writer.”
“ Art is a reflection of life.”
“ Truth is a matter of perspective.”
“ I am a coward.”
“ The world is a place of suffering.”
“ Every story has a hidden meaning.”
“ The mind is a labyrinth.”
“ The past is a part of the present.”
“ To write is to live.”
gptkbp:genre gptkb:anthology
Literary fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ryunosuke Akutagawa
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkb:Yasunari_Kawabata
gptkbp:influenced_artists Japanese authors
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkb:Natsume_Sōseki
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
European literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:known_for Short stories
Literary style
Social criticism
Psychological depth
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Spider's_Thread
gptkb:Hell_Screen
gptkb:In_a_Grove
gptkb:The_Last_Supper
gptkb:Rashomon
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Narayama
gptkb:The_Nose
The Martyr
The Story of a Man Who Did Not Know Fear
The Life of a Stupid Man
The Death of a Tea Master
The Red Beard
The Woman Who Was a Flower
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition Influence on Japanese culture
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fumiko_Enchi
gptkbp:style gptkb:church
gptkbp:themes Morality
Existentialism
Human psychology