Were Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Carl Sagan both writers?
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 , Akutagawa Ryūnosuke , 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927) was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story" and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital.
Boris Akunin Boris Akunin (Russian: Борис Акунин ) is the pen name of Grigol Chkhartishvili (Russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили ; Georgian: გრიგოლ ჩხარტიშვილი ) (born May 20, 1956), a Russian writer of Georgian and Jewish origin. He is best known as writer of detective and historical fiction. He is also an essayist and literary translator. Grigory Chkhartishvili has also written under pen names Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova and Akunin-Chkhartishvili.