Kenji Miyazawa: 24 books

Nankichi Niimi & Kenji Miyazawa are undoubtedly two of Japan's most highly regarded writers of fantasy fiction. Book 2 of Tales From Japan contains four stories by Kenji Miyazawa and one story by Nankichi Niimi. In addition to the title story Gauche the Cellist, this book also includes Kenji's...

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 enigmatic stories bear a certain resemblance to those of his contemporary Robert Walser. John Bester’s selection and expert translation...

Another gem from the Japanese maestro of storytelling Kenji Miyazawa. Gauche plays the cello in the town orchestra, but he needs to do a lot better if he wants to keep his place. He realizes he is going to have to practice every spare moment if he is going to improve in time for the big concert. But...

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories that focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice, and...

This is perhaps the most famous of Kenji's short stories and one of his personal favorites, as it was the title story of his one and only self-published collection of short stories. Two hunters go on a hunting trip in the country and end up completely lost. Luckily they come across what appears to...

Kenji Miyazawa is undoubtedly one of Japan's most highly regarded writers of fantasy fiction. Book 1 of Tales From A Japanese Dreamland is an introduction to Kenji's writing through his well-known poem Ame-ni-mo makezu and the story of Kenju, which can be thought of as an extension of that poem. Kenju's...

The Frandon Agricultural School Pig stands out as a unique masterpiece of Japanese fiction taking up the treatment of animals by humans. This deeply moving story of the pig who is literally forced to sign his own death warrant was written in the early 1920s by Kenji Miyazawa, considered one of Japan's...

日本國寶級作家宮澤賢治膾炙人口的經典童話，寓意深遠、流傳百年、散發不朽光輝的文學瑰寶。 銀河祭的夜晚，喬凡尼意外地搭上一班疾駛於夜空的神秘列車，手握一張「夢想」的車票，在銀河的夜光下，歷經了一場人生之旅，窺見生與死的奧秘…… 宮澤賢治是日本家喻戶曉的文學巨匠，他的童話超越年齡限制，絢麗多彩、寓意深遠又耐人尋味。〈銀河鐵道之夜〉是宮澤最膾炙人口的作品，探討何謂幸福、生死等問題。本書收錄《銀河鐵道之夜》、《大提琴手高薛》、《要求特別多的餐廳》、《貓咪事務所》、《橡子與山貓》、《開羅團長》六篇宮澤賢治最具代表性的作品。 作者簡介： 宮澤賢治Miyazawa...

The great Japanese childrens classic known and beloved by Japanese readers for more than half a century. Kenji Miyazawa is often compared to Lewis Carroll. A hauntingly beautiful, lyrical and deeply moving story of two boys who take a ride on a train through the Milky Way, encountering many colourful...

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 scientist.

Giovanni is having trouble concentrating at school because he's tired from his part-time job and he doesn't have time to play with any of his friends any more. His local village is getting ready to hold their annual star festival, but Giovanni feels as if he's been left out. But then...

Kenji Miyazawas brilliant story about how a greedy capitalist named Obbel came to regret exploiting a lovable white elephant. A story about good triumphing over evil that will amuse and entertain children and adult readers.「オッベルと象」ロジャー・パルバース訳、ルーシー・パルバースの挿絵、読みやすい英語と原文が両方楽しめる！

Strong in the Rain' is arguably the most famous and most memorized poem in modern Japan. It is a kind of compassionate incantation that symbolizes qualities of empathy and love for humanity. After the disaster of 11 March 2011, it was taken up by millions of Japanese as the single work that best expressed...

Kenji Miyazawas most well-known story a scary but very humorous tale about two hunters who mysteriously find themselves among the hunted. This is a modern Japanese classic that has been enjoyed by Japanese readers for many many years.「注文の多い料理店」ロジャー・パルバース訳、ルーシー・パルバースの挿絵、読みやすい英語と原文が両方楽しめる！