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I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Age: 35 †
Born: 1892
Born: January 1
Died: 1927
Died: January 1
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
City of Tokyo
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
Akutagawa Ryunosuke
Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
Believe
Childish
Believed
Truly
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Dies
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Dream
Nothing
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