Abstract

Six stories of Kenji Miyazawa's masterpieces, including the eternal masterpieces "Night on the Galactic Railway" and "The Cat's Office," and one poem. Six stories of Kenji Miyazawa's masterpieces that have been read for about 100 years, and the poem "Song of Star Tours." A collection of fairy tales containing ``.・At the end of the book, there is a commentary (with photos) where you can learn about each story, the unfinished masterpiece "Night on the Galactic Railway", and Kenji's background.・Akira Kusaka richly depicts the beautiful fairy tale of Kenji, who lived with the people and nature of Iwate. -Large soft cover for easy reading, all kanji have furigana.・A book that everyone from elementary and junior high school students to adults can enjoy over and over again throughout their lives. Kenji Miyazawa looked at life and death and continued to question "true happiness." Includes 6 stories of Kenji Miyazawa's masterpieces that have been read for about 100 years, including the unfinished masterpiece ``Night on the Galactic Railway'' (new edition: 4th manuscript), ``Cat's Office'', ``Kuma of Nametoko Mountain'', etc. A collection of fairy tales that includes one poem. Akira Kusaka presents a variety of fairy tales that weave human truths with beautiful and fantastic illustrations. At the end of the book, there is an explanation of each story and Kenji Miyazawa and ``Night on the Galaxy Railway'' (with photos). All kanji have furigana. This is a book that everyone from children to adults can enjoy over and over again.

Author’s Information

(Author) Born in 1896 in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Graduated from Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry School, Department of Agricultural Chemistry. He began writing tanka when he was a teenager, and left behind many works of poetry and children's stories. Before his death, he published a collection of poems, ``Spring and Shura,'' and a collection of children's stories, ``Restaurant with Many Orders.'' He also established the Rasu Jijin Association and worked to improve the lives of farmers, but died in 1933 at the age of 37 due to acute pneumonia. /(Picture) Illustrator/graphic designer. Lives in Osaka Prefecture. Mainly works on graphic design and book illustrations. His picture books include ``A BOWL FULL OF PEACE,'' and his illustrations include ``Kenji Miyazawa's Collection of Fairy Tales: Restaurants with Many Orders, Gauche of Cello-Hiki, etc.'' (Author: Kenji Miyazawa, Sekai Bunkasha), ``The Unmeasurable Units of the World'' (Author)・Takashi Yonezawa, Sogensha). He is also active as a unit of pictures, sounds, and words called "repair." In charge of painting and trombone. / (Supervisor) Literary scholar. Majored in modern Japanese literature in the doctoral course at Kanazawa University Faculty of Letters and Tsukuba University Graduate School of Literature and Linguistics. After serving as vice president and professor at Joetsu University of Education, he is currently a professor at Joetsu University of Education Graduate School. He has researched novels and fairy tales from the Taisho and Showa periods, including Mimei Ogawa, Kenji Miyazawa, and Yukio Mishima, and is currently a specialist instructor at the Mimei Ogawa Literature Museum and the director of the Mimei Ogawa Research Group. His publications include ``Getting familiar with Mimei Ogawa'', ``Kenji Miyazawa on children's stories - purification and purification'' (both published by Sokyu Shorin), and many other edited works.