Miekichi Suzuki

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Suzuki.

Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi^?, September 29, 1882–June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist.

Suzuki was born in Hiroshima. Studied English literature at Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo). Launched a children's literature magazine called 赤い鳥 (Akai Tori / Red Bird) in 1918. Published 196 issues in total.

His works include:

• 古事記物語 (Kojiki monogatari / The tale of Kojiki)
• 大震火災記 (Daishin kasai ki / Record of great earthquake and a fire)
• ぶくぶく長々火の目小僧 (Bukubuku naganaga hinome kozou / Expanding, growing and fire-eyed boy)

See also: Japanese literature, List of Japanese authors