Question

A story by this author centers on the monk Lorenzo, who is ostracized for having (10[1])a child with (10[1])an umbrella (10[1])maker’s daughter, but is revealed to be a woman (10[2])after saving the child from a burning building. In a story by this author of “The Death of a Disciple,” (10[1])the narrator reflects that he sees a fire every time he returns to the capital after his arsonist brother-in-law (10[1])is hit by a train. (10[1])This author created a character who binds one of his apprentices with chains (10[2])and attacks another (10[1])with a horned owl (10[1])to study (10[1])their pained (10[2])expressions. (10[3]-5[1])In that story (10[1])by this author, an artist watches (10[1])as his daughter and (10[1])her pet monkey (10[3])are (10[1])burned alive (10[2])in a carriage (10[2])by (10[1])Lord (10[1])Horikawa to inspire the title artwork. For 10 points, what (10[1])author (10[1])of the stories “Cogwheels” and “Hell (10[2])Screen” (10[2])names (10[1])a (10[1])Japanese (10[2])literary prize? (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[7])

ANSWER: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa [or Akutagawa Ryūnosuke]
<Toronto A, World Literature>
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