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The magic of Miyazawa's tales reaches out to people of all ages and lands. The sophisticated reader can savor them consciously as literature, while the younger reader can delight in them as imaginative stories that comment on and deepen his own experience. The underlying themes are universal, but the forms and treatment can be appreciated at many levels and vary subtly from piece to piece.
The sheer storytelling skill is most evident in pieces like the joyful, innocent "Wildcat and the Acorns," or in a classic cautionary tale like "The Restaurant of Many Orders." But even a superficially whimsical tale like "the Earth-god and the Fox" can in a short span construct a genuinely moving little tragedy. "The Last Deer Dance," a fanciful account of the origins of a well-known folk dance, works its gentle way to a climax of pure poetry. "Tokkobe Torako" makes folk superstitions the basis for a piece of amusing farce in a historical setting.
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Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa
January 1998, Kodansha Amer Inc
Paperback
- New Ed edition
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Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa
February 1994, Kodansha International (JPN)
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed edition
4770017804 9784770017802
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Once and forever: the tales of Kenji Miyazawa
1993, Kodansha International
in English
- 1st ed.
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