Abstract

There once was a book-loving king who was very old and nearly blind. One day, he called two men to his castle and said, “I love books. I’ve read many in my day. In fact, I think I’ve read most of them. But my eyes are so bad now, I can’t read. Still, I love books, so I want to hear stories about them. I command the two of you to travel the world searching for anyone who knows of unusual books. When you find them, ask them about those books. Then come back here and tell me their stories.”

The two men set out on their journey and collected many stories for the king. When they returned, they began to tell him their stories each night…

A collaboration between Akutagawa-winning author and comedian Naoki Matayoshi and popular picture-book author Shinsuke Yoshitake, this is a hilarious, moving journey of books.

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