Adventure books from Japan
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Travel the world without leaving your chair.
If you are into adventure here are some adventure books from Japan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Night on the Galactic Railroad & Other Stories from Ihatov by Kenji Miyazawa EN
Description:
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart. "The Nighthawk Star" follows an lowly bird as he struggles to transform himself into something greater, a constellation in the night sky; "Signal & Signal-less" depicts a pair of star-crossed train signals who dream of eloping to the moon; and "Night ... continue