Kenji Miyazawa

Lonely, awkward Giovanni has a sick mother, an absent father, and an afterschool job that keeps him from playing with his classmates. One evening, on the night of the Star Festival, he is magically transported by train through the galaxy with his best friend, Campanella. The boys share a fantastical journey to the stars, meeting mysterious characters who prompt them...

"In the transcendent stories of Miyazawa, Earth teems with magic and wonder." —Publishers Weekly "A marvelous writer who deserves to be much better known in English." —Kirkus This charming manga collection presents three modern fables by one of Japan's most gifted authors, the poet and short story writer Kenji Miyazawa. Miyazawa is beloved in Japan, and increasingly abroad, for his...

Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers. Japanese 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. There are animal allegories such as 'The Ungrateful Rat' where a rude rodent insults...

Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers. Japanese 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. There are animal allegories such as 'The Ungrateful Rat' where a rude rodent insults...