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Kan Kikuchi

菊池寛 1888-12-26 – 1948-03-06 日本語版へ

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Biography

Born in Takamatsu, Sanuki Province (now Kagawa Prefecture), as Kikuchi Hiroshi. Graduated from the English Department of Kyoto Imperial University. He was a member of the third and fourth Shinshichō coteries. In 1923 he founded the magazine "Bungei Shunjū", which grew into one of Japan's most influential publishing houses. Major works include "Beyond Love and Hate" (Onshū no Kanata ni), "Madame Pearl" (Shinju Fujin), and the play "The Father Returns" (Chichi Kaeru). He established both the Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary awards, in honor of his friends.

Literary Schools / Movements

Shinshichō school

Publication Venues (14 venues)Click to filter works by venue

Selected Works (86 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

  • TZSCHALLAPPOKO (TZSCHALLAPPOKO) (1914)
  • 芥川の印象 (Akutagawa no Inshō) (1917)
  • 死者を嗤う (Shisha o U) (1918)
  • 海の中にて (Umi no Naka Nite) (1918)
  • 学生時代の久米正雄 (Gakusei Jidai no Kume Masao) (1918)
  • 我鬼 (Waga Oni) (1919)
  • ある抗議書 (Aru Kōgi Sho) (1919)
  • たちあな姫 (Tachi Ana Hime) (1919)
  • 三人兄弟 (San Nin Kyōdai) (1919)
  • 藤十郎の恋 (Fuji Jūrō no Koi) (1919)
  • ある恋の話 (Aru Koi no Hanashi) (1919)
  • 納豆合戦 (Nattō Kassen) (1919)
  • 神の如く弱し (Kami no Gotoku Yowashi) (1920)
  • マスク (Masuku) (1920)
  • 祝盃 (Shukuhai) (1920)
  • 袈裟の良人 (Kesa no Ryōjin) (1923)
  • 第二の接吻 (Dai Ni no Seppun) (1925)
  • よしなし事 (Yoshinashi Koto) (1926)
  • 蠣フライ (Furai) (1927)
  • 「小学生全集」について (Shōgakusei Zenshū Nitsuite) (1927)
  • 小学生全集に就て（再び） (Shōgakusei Zenshū ni te Futatabi) (1927)
  • 「大導寺信輔の半生」跋 (Taidōji Shin no Hansei Batsu) (1930)
  • 世に出る前後 (Yo ni Deru Zengo) (1934)
  • 大衆維新史読本 (Taishū Ishin Shi Dokuhon) (1937)
  • アラビヤンナイト (Arabiyannaito) (—)
  • ゼラール中尉 (Zerāru Chūi) (—)
  • 三浦右衛門の最後 (Miura Migi Emon no Saigo) (—)
  • 世評（一幕二場） (Sehyō Hitomaku Ni Jō) (—)
  • 乱世 (Ransei) (—)
  • 二千六百年史抄 (Ni Sen Roku Hyaku Nen Shi) (—)

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