{"product_id":"niwa-two-tales-matsuri-no-ban-and-futari-no-yakunin-9781496170972","title":"Niwa: Two Tales: Matsuri No Ban and Futari No Yakunin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAPANESE EDITION with notes in English \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Two tales from the master storyteller Kenji Miyazawa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatsuri no Ban\u003c\/i\u003e - Ryoji goes to the autumn festival that takes place in the village near his home. There he encounters a giant man with eyes the colour of \"grubby gold.\" Is he, as the villagers claim, the Mountain Man of legend and is Ryoji wise to try to help him? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kenji Miyazawa is well known for his tales of fantasy, but this story, although it contains an element of the supernatural, is firmly based in reality. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFutari no Yakunin\u003c\/i\u003e - Very early one Sunday morning, two young boys set out to visit the fields outside the town where they live. When they are nearly at their destination they find that a notice board has been erected telling the public to \"Keep Out.\" Despite the warning they decide to continue with their outing... \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold in the first person, this is a superb example of Miyazawa's \"un-magical\" writing. The characters and locations are acutely observed and lovingly described in a way which powerfully evokes the lost days of childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In both these stories the characters very often speak colloquially, using language that is outside the province of most language learning text-books. Because of this extra pains have been taken to highlight and explain idiomatic expressions and contractions in speech and, although it is never possible to make a word for word translation from one language to another, all the speech has been translated, as literally as possible, into English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Japanese-English edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e - Modern Japanese text\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e - Kanji with furigana readings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e - Detailed notes in English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e*Recommended for intermediate and advanced students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author: -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is often referred to as a writer of children's literature, but although his stories may appear simple they are far from child-like in conception or execution. Among his best known tales are \u003ci\u003eGingatetsudo no Yoru\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCello Hiki no Goshu\u003c\/i\u003e both of which been made into animated films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther books in this series include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaketori Monogatari\u003c\/i\u003e - retold by Dr. Mankichi Wada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInu to Fue\u003c\/i\u003e - by Akutagawa Ryunosuke \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenji Miyazawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496170972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Japanese\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45501001269363,"sku":"9781496170972","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2218c75a-f396-4ddb-821a-7d41a6908a48.jpg?v=1789489984","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/niwa-two-tales-matsuri-no-ban-and-futari-no-yakunin-9781496170972","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}