{"product_id":"once-and-forever-kenji-miyazawa-9781681372600","title":"Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of classic, fantastical tales from Northern Japan that are equal parts whimsical and sophisticated, perfect for readers of all ages.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKenji Miyazawa is one of modern Japan's most beloved writers, a great poet and a strange and marvelous spinner of tales, whose sly, humorous, enchanting, and enigmatic stories bear a certain resemblance to those of his contemporary Robert Walser. John Bester's selection and expert translation of Miyazawa's short fiction reflects its full range from the joyful, innocent \"Wildcat and the Acorns,\" to the cautionary tale \"The Restaurant of Many Orders,\" to \"The Earthgod and the Fox,\" which starts out whimsically before taking a tragic turn. Miyazawa also had a deep connection to Japanese folklore and an intense love of the natural world. In \"The Wild Pear,\" what seem to be two slight nature sketches succeed in encapsulating some of the cruelty and compensations of life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenji Miyazawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681372606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681372600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2018","brand":"Kenji Miyazawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050669699327,"sku":"9781681372600","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4961bcf6-74eb-44d7-b478-44920583f6e9.jpg?v=1685008558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-and-forever-kenji-miyazawa-9781681372600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}