Roger Pulvers: 11 books

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...

“Full of a light and eloquent humour. … Fascinating and profound.” Hisashi Inoue (famous Japanese author)“Every story is witty, beautifully written and encourages deep thought. Race out and buy this truly beautiful book.”INSIGHTS (magazine of the Uniting Church in Australia)ABOUT The Honey...

Tokyo Performance is* *set in the pre-internet age, brilliantly captures the zeitgeist of Japan at the time. In this riveting, entertaining and wholly poignant tale, a Japanese celebrity receives a phone call while live on air that will change his life forever. Nori, a high profile Tokyo-based...

The Spiders Thread is Akutagawas most well-known short story. It is an exquisite allegory about good, evil and redemption. Kandata, the wicked criminal sent to Hell for his sins, is given a chance to save himself, thanks to the Buddha remembering that he had once spared the life of a little spider....

Liv Grimstad is riding on a suburban train in Sydney, Australia in 1975 when she takes notice of the old man sitting opposite her. Though his features are different, she recognizes that man by the piercing look in his cornflower-blue eyes. She is convinced it is Donald Meissner, the man who...

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...

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...

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！

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