Night Train to the Stars: beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk tales

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Night Train to the Stars: beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk tales. Japanese fairy tales - enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and the great natural world. There are also transcendent stories of childhood and mortality like Miyazawa's best-known 'Night Train to the Stars', where a magical steam train carries children through the night and up to the heavens. Description Grade Excellent+++++ 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 all the objects he meets - until he meets the Rat Trap/ There are morality tales such as 'The Restaurant of Many Orders', where hunters two become the hunted. There are also transcendent stories of childhood and mortality like Miyazawa's best-known 'Night Train to the Stars', where a magical steam train carries children through the night and up to the heavens.These stories reveal the unique brilliance of one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers.WITH A FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELL AND AN INTRODUCTION BY KAORI NAGAI'Kenji Miyazawa fables are international-class' David Mitchell'For readers who relish the disturbing material of fairy tale, the specificity and surprise of tanka, collisions of the everyday with the supernatural and glimpses of Japan right on the brink of industrialization, Kenji Miyazawa's masterly stories will be a delight' New York Times'Few works have given me so much pleasure (and hard work) as the tales of Kenji Miyazawa [...] more genuine originality, and a more universal appeal, than almost anything else I have done.' John Bester, translator Appearance/Included Item This is Japan Import, written in Japanese Language. The product is pre-owned/used and may have some signs of use, age, scratches, dirt, etc. aside from the pictures, but there are no major problems in reading/viewing the book. Please be reminded to refer the photos for details of accessories. Please note that there may be missing obis or appendices. Grading Scale Pre-owned/ Unopened Pre-owned, but never used before. Mint High quality – A few times usage Excellent+++++ fairly good condition with signs of use and scratches. Excellent Average product with considerable signs of use and scratches. Fair Below average quality with some special notes. Poor Poor condition, but operative condition. Junk Junk item /Inoperative condition. 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