Night on the Galactic Railroad & other stories from Ihatov
By: Kenji Miyazawa ; translated by Julianne Neville
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781935548355
Work titles: Works
Description: Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart. The Nighthawk Star follows an lowly bird as he struggles to transform himself into something greater, a constellation in the night sky. Signal & Signal-less depicts a pair of star-crossed train signals who dream of eloping to the moon.  Night on the Galactic Railroad, Miyazawa's most famous work, tells the story of two boys as they journey upon a train that traverses the cosmos, learning the true meaning of friendship, happiness and life itself along the way.
Notes: Translated from Japanese.
Table of contents: title: The star-circling song --; title: The nighthawk star --; title: Signal and signal-less --; title: Night on the Galactic Railroad.