Kusamakura · Character
Taian
A poor or unfortunate individual mentioned in the narrative.
minor
Also known as poor Taian, Taian-san, Taian
First appearance: ix
Taian's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Kusamakura—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The young priest who fell in love with Nami, wrote her a love letter, and died (possibly by suicide) after she publicly embraced him.
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With The Narrator (social): Taian is a local craftsman or shopkeeper whom the narrator briefly encounters. In V: The young priest who fell in love with Nami, wrote her a love letter, and died (possibly by suicide)…
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- Social
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- Protagonist
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Taian is a local craftsman or shopkeeper whom the narrator briefly encounters. How this plays out →
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