Short Fiction · Character
Kikuchi Kan
A contemporary writer or acquaintance of the author mentioned in the text.
minor
Also known as Kikuchi
First appearance: short fiction
Kikuchi Kan's tie to Akutagawa Ryūnosuke is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (professional): Fellow writers and colleagues, they share a professional bond of mutual respect and literary…
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