noun
the literary set; literary circles
Refers to the community or world of writers and literary figures, often used in a somewhat formal or journalistic context.
彼は文士連の間ではよく知られている。
He is well known among the literary set.
Compound of 文士 (writer, literary person) and 連 (group, party). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'literary set'.