Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories（Kenji Miyazawa / Yasuko Sakuno）
"In the transcendent stories of Miyazawa, Earth teems with magic and wonder." —Publishers Weekly"A marvelous writer who deserves to be much better known in English." —KirkusThis charming manga collection presents three modern fables by one of Japan's most gifted authors, the poet and short story writer Kenji Miyazawa.Miyazawa is renowned for his masterful storytelling, poetic imagery and powerful evocation of both the shadows and light of human nature. His world of sentient stars and enchanted forests, presented here in manga form, will appeal to imaginative readers of all ages.The Restaurant of Many Orders follows a pair of confident, self-centered young men on a hunting expedition. After entering a mysterious restaurant deep in the forest the men are given a series of increasingly peculiar orders before they can be served dinner. What begins with simple orders, like removing their coats and brushing their hair, become stranger and stranger before the two men realize that something more cynical is at bay…The Wildcat and the Acorns is the story of a young boy invited to attend a trial where a wildcat presides over golden acorns disputing which acorn is the best one. The Twin Stars brings to life the heavenly constellations, whose musical performances keep the stars twinkling at night. In the daytime, however, the harmony falls apart as the constellations squabble among themselves.『注文の多い料理店・ふたごの星・どんぐりと山猫』 (ホーム社漫画文庫) 英訳版宮澤賢治の生前に出版された唯一の短編集である代表作品「注文の多い料理店」、他「ふたごの星」「どんぐりと山猫」をコミカライズし、幅広い年齢の読者層にお届けいたします。わずか37歳の若さでこの世を去った宮沢賢治は詩人、童話作家、教師、科学者、宗教家として多彩な活動を行いながら、印象的な数々の詩や物語を生み出した日本でも唯一無二の作家です。卓越したストーリーテリング、詩的なイメージ、人間の本性がもつ光と影の両面を力強く呼び起こす賢治の文学は、日本のみならず海外でも親しまれています。漫画で表現された宮澤賢治の文学世界は、洋の東西を問わず、あらゆる年齢層の想像力豊かな読者たちを魅了するでしょう。 作者はKenji Miyazawa / Yasuko Sakuno。 出版社はチャールズ・イー・タトル出版。 現在1巻まで刊行。 最新刊発売日は2024-09-30。 読者評価 3.54 / 5。