Miekichi Suzuki

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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.

Miekichi Suzuki
Native name
鈴木 三重吉
Born(1882-09-29)September 29, 1882
Hiroshima, Japan
DiedJune 27, 1936(1936-06-27) (aged 53)
OccupationWriter
Nationality Japan
GenreChildren's literature

Biography

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Memorial of Miekichi Suzuki in Hiroshima

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

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Suzuki'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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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tsurumi, Kazuko (2015). Social Change and the Individual: Japan Before and After Defeat in World War II. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400871513.
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