Miekichi Suzuki

Miekichi Suzuki

Memorial of Miekichi Suzuki in Hiroshima

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

Biography

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. 196 issues were published.

Major works

Suzuki's major works include:

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

See also

• Japanese literature
• List of Japanese authors

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miekichi Suzuki.

• Works by or about Miekichi Suzuki at Internet Archive
• Works by Miekichi Suzuki at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)