This is a posthumous manuscript that was discovered only after Miyazawa Kenji's death.
"Night on the Galaxy Railway" is a work that Kenji has worked hard for many years and is the favorite of his life. He rewrote and rewrote it over a period of nearly eight years. It is no exaggeration to say that it even ran through Kenji's entire career. Until the last breath of his life, he was still conceiving, processing and polishing on his hospital bed. It is a pity that Kenji bid farewell to us forever before he could complete it. This work, which is called "Kenji's masterpiece and highest work" by later generations, has subsequently become "an eternal unfinished work".
This is the work that has brought Kenji the highest reputation, and it is also the most difficult to understand and understandable work in Kenji's literature.
In addition to the poignant writing style and seductive colors, its themes, structures, obscure symbols, and Kenji's views on life and death, philosophy, and religion hidden in the depths of the work are all topics that Japanese Kenji literature researchers have been tirelessly exploring. Among the research monographs on Kenji's literature, there are probably the most works on "Night on the Galaxy Railroad". It may make us stunned to say that for such a work of only tens of thousands of words, the Japanese went to great lengths to publish dozens of books!
"Although this is the story of a lonely young man named Giovanni who sleepwalked on the Milky Way Railway on the night of the Centaur Festival, and finally returned to reality and learned about the death of his friend Cobanella, it is also considered to be a concentrated work of Kenji's views on life and death, religion and his thoughts. It has not yet been finalized, but it is a representative work of Kenji's fairy tales."
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Broken Iron Player finished reading Spreading Flowers on 2024.7.31
A fairy tale from the adult world... It can also be said to be a romance that only belongs to Miyazawa Kenji.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing has a poignant feeling, and the behavior of the characters in the book is also very real, which made me understand the loneliness of the protagonist more. Although it is a bit difficult to understand, it makes people want to explore its deeper meaning. I think this is a book worth reading!
Well, let me comment. The story is easy to read but difficult to understand. Although it is a fairy tale, it transcends the framework of previous fairy tales. From the first chapter, there are hints that the ending of Cobenera is "wet".
There are also many descriptions of the Milky Way Water in the article, as well as the last passengers - the young man who rescued people at sea and a pair of siblings, which are all hints.
From the bird catcher bringing Giovanni's awakening of compassion and enlightenment to the concept of happiness to the fire of Scorpio directly igniting Giovanni's dedication and pursuit of happiness, these are all the pursuits of happiness that Kenji Miyazawa wants to tell us about "devoting your unhappy self in exchange for the happiness of others"
However, I believe that what this unfinished work expresses is definitely not the true happiness that Miyazawa wants to tell us. He may also know that true happiness is an unsolvable proposition, but I believe that this is the answer closest to true happiness that he came up with at the end of his life.
Kenji Miyazawa's classic
It's a good read, but it doesn't really feel like a traditional fairy tale... It's for adults.
Broken Iron Player finished reading Spreading Flowers on 2024.7.31
A fairy tale from the adult world... It can also be said to be a romance that only belongs to Miyazawa Kenji.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing has a poignant feeling, and the behavior of the characters in the book is also very real, which made me understand the loneliness of the protagonist more. Although it is a bit difficult to understand, it makes people want to explore its deeper meaning. I think this is a book worth reading!
Well, let me comment. The story is easy to read but difficult to understand. Although it is a fairy tale, it transcends the framework of previous fairy tales. From the first chapter, there are hints that the ending of Cobenera is "wet". There are also many descriptions of the Milky Way Water in the article, as well as the last passengers - the young man who rescued people at sea and a pair of siblings, which are all hints. From the bird catcher bringing Giovanni's awakening of compassion and enlightenment to the concept of happiness to the fire of Scorpio directly igniting Giovanni's dedication and pursuit of happiness, these are all the pursuits of happiness that Kenji Miyazawa wants to tell us about "devoting your unhappy self in exchange for the happiness of others" However, I believe that what this unfinished work expresses is definitely not the true happiness that Miyazawa wants to tell us. He may also know that true happiness is an unsolvable proposition, but I believe that this is the answer closest to true happiness that he came up with at the end of his life.
Kenji Miyazawa's classic
It's a good read, but it doesn't really feel like a traditional fairy tale... It's for adults.