Question

A story by this author centers on the monk Lorenzo, who is ostracized for having a child with an umbrella (10[1])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,” (10[1])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 their pained expressions. In that story by this author, an artist watches as his daughter and (10[1])her pet monkey (10[1])are (10[1])burned alive (10[1])in a carriage by Lord Horikawa to inspire the title artwork. For 10 points, what author of the stories “Cogwheels” and “Hell Screen” names a Japanese (10[1])literary prize? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa [or Akutagawa Ryūnosuke]
<Toronto A, World Literature>
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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%54.33
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%128.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%113.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y683%0%17%100.20
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%134.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y580%0%0%80.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%140.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%107.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%106.50
UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%0%105.78
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y7100%0%0%106.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%0%145.00

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