
Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories
Yasuko Sakuno
(Illustrator)Description
"A marvelous writer who deserves to be much better known in English." -- Kirkus
This charming manga collection presents three modern fables by one of Japan's most gifted authors, the poet and short story writer Kenji Miyazawa.
Miyazawa is renowned for his masterful storytelling, poetic imagery and powerful evocation of both the shadows and light of human nature. His world of sentient stars and enchanted forests, presented here in manga form, will appeal to imaginative readers of all ages.
- The Restaurant of Many Orders follows a pair of confident, self-centered young men on a hunting expedition. After entering a mysterious restaurant deep in the forest the men are given a series of increasingly peculiar orders before they can be served dinner. What begins with simple orders, like removing their coats and brushing their hair, become stranger and stranger before the two men realize that something more cynical is at bay...
- The Wildcat and the Acorns is the story of a young boy invited to attend a trial where a wildcat presides over golden acorns disputing which acorn is the best one.
- The Twin Stars brings to life the heavenly constellations, whose musical performances keep the stars twinkling at night. In the daytime, however, the harmony falls apart as the constellations squabble among themselves.
Product Details
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Publish Date | September 17, 2024 |
Pages | 192 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9784805318249 |
Dimensions | 7.9 X 5.5 X 0.6 inches | 0.7 pounds |
About the Author
Yasuko Sakuno is a manga artist based in Kyoto. She is the author of the series The Conditions for Being a Princess, the cat essay collection I Get Along Without You Very Well, and the office romance Why Me?
Moss Quanci is a translator and writer based in Seattle. She translated the manga edition of Kenji Miyazawa's A Night on the Galactic Railway and is working on a complete translation of Miyazawa's poetry collection, Spring and Asura. More of her work may be found at fieldomoss.com.
Reviews
"A marvelous writer who deserves to be much better known in English." --Kirkus
"In the transcendent stories of Miyazawa, Earth teems with magic and wonder." --Publishers Weekly
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