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

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