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Milky Way Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa; Joseph Sigrist (Translator); D. M. Stroud (Translator); Ryu Okazaki (Illustrator)
Category: Fiction | Series: Stone Bridge Fiction Ser.
One night, alone on a hilltop, a young boy is swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way. A classic in Japan, this tender fable is a book of great wisdom, offering insight into the afterlife.One of Japan's greatest storytellers, Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was a teacher, author, poet, and scien ...Show more
Night Train to the Stars: Beloved, Enigmatic Japanese Folk Tales by Kenji Miyazawa
Category: Classic Fiction
Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writersJapanese fairy tales - enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and the great natural world. Dark and innocent, sublime and whimsical, Miyazawa's stories have the ageless feel of the best fairy tales. ...Show more
Night on the Galactic Railroad and Other Stories from Ihatov by Kenji Miyazawa; Julianne Neville (Translator)
Category: Short Stories | Series: Modern Japanese Classics Ser.
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japans most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist childrens fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawas love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and fai ...Show more
Once and Forever by Kenji Miyazawa; John Bester (Translator)
Category: Short Stories
A collection of classic, fantastical tales from Northern Japan that are equal parts whimsical and sophisticated, perfect for readers of all ages. Kenji Miyazawa is one of modern Japan's most beloved writers, a great poet and a strange and marvelous spinner of tales, whose sly, humorous, enchanting, and ...Show more
Strong In the Rain by Miyazawa, Kenji (trans. Roger Pulvers)
Category: Poetry
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is now widely viewed as Japan's greatest poet of the 20th century. Little known in his lifetime, he died at 37 from tuberculosis, but has since become a much loved children's author whose magical tales have been translated into many languages, adapted for the stage and turned ...Show more
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