{"product_id":"9781784878337","title":"Night Train to the Stars","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784878337\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese fairy tales - enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and the great natural world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark 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 two hunters 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories reveal the unique brilliance of one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH A FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELL AND AN INTRODUCTION BY KAORI NAGAI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kenji Miyazawa fables are international-class' David Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For readers who relish the disturbing material of fairy tale, the specificity and surprise of \u003ci\u003etanka\u003c\/i\u003e, 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' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eFew works have given me so much pleasure (and hard work) as the tales of Miyazawa Kenji  ...  more genuine originality, and a more universal appeal, than almost anything else I have done.' John Bester, translator\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722407661726,"sku":"UBD-9781784878337","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784878337.jpg?v=1776318896","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784878337","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}