Anime Master Hayao Miyazakiâs Favorite Childhood Book, In English For The First Time. First Published In 1937, GenzaburÅ Yoshinoâs How Do You Live? Has Long Been Acknowledged In Japan As A Crossover Classic For Young Readers. Academy Awardâwinning Animator Hayao Miyazaki (spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howlâs Moving Castle) Has Called It His Favorite Childhood Book And Announced Plans To Emerge From Retirement To Make It The Basis Of A Final Film. How Do You Live? Is Narrated In Two Voices. The First Belongs To Copper, Fifteen, Who After The Death Of His Father Must Confront Inevitable And Enormous Change, Including His Own Betrayal Of His Best Friend. In Between Episodes Of Copperâs Emerging Story, His Uncle Writes To Him In A Journal, Sharing Knowledge And Offering Advice On Lifeâs Big Questions As Copper Begins To Encounter Them. Over The Course Of The Story, Copper, Like His Namesake Copernicus, Looks To The Stars, And Uses His Discoveries About The Heavens, Earth, And Human Nature To Answer The Question Of How He Will Live. This First-ever English-language Translation Of A Japanese Classic About Finding Oneâs Place In A World Both Infinitely Large And Unimaginably Small Is Perfect For Readers Of Philosophical Fiction Like The Alchemist And The Little Prince, As Well As Miyazaki Fans Eager To Understand One Of His Most Important Influences.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantasy
- Visionary & Metaphysical
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
Author : Yoshino, Genzaburo
Language : English
Edition : Edición Clásica
Published :2021-10-26
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1616209771
ISBN-13 : 9781616209773
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1.06 in x 5.79 in x 8.54 in
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