Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi, September 29, 1882 – June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist and author of children's stories from Hiroshima.
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| Native name | 鈴木 三重吉 |
| Born | September 29, 1882 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | June 27, 1936 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Biography
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Suzuki was born in Hiroshima. He studied English literature at Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), and later launched a children's literature magazine called 赤い鳥 (Akai tori / Red Bird) in 1918.[1] Unusually for its time, the journal emphasized learning from observation and experience rather than rote learning, and focused on everyday language as much as ceremonial language.[2] 196 issues were published.
Major works
editSuzuki's major works include:
- Kojiki Monogatari (古事記物語, The tale of Kojiki)
- Daishin Kasai Ki (大震火災記, A record of the great earthquake and fire)
- Bukubuku naganaga hinome kozou (ぶくぶく長々火の目小僧, Expanding, growing fire-eyed boy)
See also
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edit- ^ Endō, Mika (2016). "Repurposing Poetry: The Emergence of Working-Class Children's Expression in Interwar Japan". Japanese Language and Literature. 50 (1): 25–52. JSTOR 24891978.
- ^ Tsurumi, Kazuko (2015). Social Change and the Individual: Japan Before and After Defeat in World War II. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400871513.
External links
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- e-texts of Miekichi Suzuki's works at Aozora Bunko (in Japanese)
- Works by or about Miekichi Suzuki at the Internet Archive
- Works by Miekichi Suzuki at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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