Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō period, a time of economic growth and political instability in Japan. He is best known for his short stories, which often deal with themes of death, suicide, and madness. Akutagawa's work has been influential in both Japanese and world literature.
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