In a story by this author, a depressed adult still dreams about a dark hill road he walked down when he was eight after hanging out at the minecarts. In a story by this author, a character believes that he can still see the perfect painting of a mountain in his head despite being disappointed by the sight of the supposed real painting. A novel by this author imagines a society that worships Lifeism and gives fetuses the option to be born or not. A story by this author is presented as a sequence of testimonies to the High Police Commissioner, with the last presented by a medium. An old woman robs the hair from corpses to make wigs and has her clothes robbed by a young man sheltering from the rain in a story by this author. For 10 points, name this author of “In a Grove” and “Rashomon.” ■END■
ANSWER: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
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