"Night on the Galaxy Railway" is a classic collection of works by "Japan's Hans Christian Andersen" Miyazawa Kenji. It selects one of Japan's well-known "poems that do not become poems" "Braving the Wind and Rain", as well as "Night on the Galaxy Railway", "Takashu the Cellist", "Yellow Tomatoes" and "The Origin of the Deer Dance" "The Cat's Office", "Nighthawk Star", "The Fourth of Narcissus", "Yamanashi", "Twin Stars", "The Restaurant with Many Requests", "Crossing the Snowfield", "Fazemata Saburo", "Otsbell and the Elephant", "The Wild Goose", "The Biography of Gusco Budoli" and other 15 popular fairy tales.
"Night on the Galaxy Railway" is one of the most representative works. The author revised the draft four times in eight years and was still processing and polishing it until the end of his life. It is called "the never-ending fairy tale". It tells the story of a poor young man named Giovanni who fell asleep on a hill on the night of the Galaxy Festival. In his dream, he and his friends boarded the Galaxy Railway train bound for heaven, embarking on a magnificent and romantic journey to the Milky Way.
Kenji Miyazawa constructed a wonderful and colorful fairy tale world, using simple language to show his reflection on the harmonious coexistence between human beings and all things in nature, his concern for life and the universe, and his pursuit of happiness and ideals, etc. Miyazawa Kenji's will to be on the earth and toward the Milky Way, as well as his lifelong spirit of persistent and down-to-earth struggle for the happiness of all mankind, are conveyed through his words. Everyone who reads it sighs: When you are born as a human being, you must become such a person.
Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tales are not just fairy tales, they are not only children's stories, but also fairy tales that "never end" and "are always growing". No matter children or adults, they can read the profound meaning every time they read it.
Reader comments
Did it come from a certain six-character game next door?
Wow, this book "Night on the Galaxy Railroad" is so great! It's like entering a wonderful dream, riding the Galaxy Railway train with Giovanni and exploring the beautiful universe. Kenji Miyazawa's writing is simple but full of poetry, reminding me of "The Little Prince", which looks at the world from a child's perspective. These stories are not only fun, but also make us think about man and nature, happiness and ideals. As the book says, even without rock sugar, we can still taste the beauty of life. I think everyone can find their own "real food" in this book!
I hope this trip will eventually reach the stars
Rewatching "Night on the Galaxy Railroad" after so many years, I still have that feeling of hope amidst sadness and infinite beauty amidst regrets...
We may not be able to step into the sea of stars in our lifetime, but our minds can travel freely to the end of the galaxy, which is enough
Did it come from a certain six-character game next door?
Wow, this book "Night on the Galaxy Railroad" is so great! It's like entering a wonderful dream, riding the Galaxy Railway train with Giovanni and exploring the beautiful universe. Kenji Miyazawa's writing is simple but full of poetry, reminding me of "The Little Prince", which looks at the world from a child's perspective. These stories are not only fun, but also make us think about man and nature, happiness and ideals. As the book says, even without rock sugar, we can still taste the beauty of life. I think everyone can find their own "real food" in this book!
I hope this trip will eventually reach the stars
Rewatching "Night on the Galaxy Railroad" after so many years, I still have that feeling of hope amidst sadness and infinite beauty amidst regrets... We may not be able to step into the sea of stars in our lifetime, but our minds can travel freely to the end of the galaxy, which is enough