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芥川龍之介

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (芥川龍之介, 1892–1927) wrote the short classics assigned in almost every Japanese program. His pieces are short enough to finish in a sitting and dense enough to practice kanji, kana, and lookup together.

Best known for: 羅生門 · 鼻 · 蜘蛛の糸