{"product_id":"dictionary-of-color-combinations-volume-2-by-sanzo-wada-copy","title":"NYRB | Once And Forever by Kenji Miyazawa","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"278\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"282\"\u003eAVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"350\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTales of farmers, foxes, and dreamers rendered in cosmic simplicity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eMiyazawa is Japan’s answer to Saint-Exupéry, who wrote the beloved French children's story \u003cem\u003eLe Petit Prince\u003c\/em\u003e. He writes children’s stories for grown-ups: ecological, moral, and quietly transcendent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"350\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA modern fableist, deeply embedded in Japanese endemic folklore tradition, Miyazawa writes stories of caution and comedy,\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e many of which were later adapted into anime features,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e most notably \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad\" title=\"Night on the Galactic Railroad\"\u003eNight on the Galactic Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Almost totally unknown in his lifetime, he was discovered \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eposthumously and enjoyed a boom in popularity in the mid-1990s, coinciding with the centenary of his birth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eIn addition to being a writer, Miyazawa was deeply ascetic and ethical man, and decided to turn his back on his wealthy family in order to advocate for and improve the lot of Japanese farmers \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Iwate Prefecture by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e founding the \u003cem\u003eRasu Farmers Association.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was also known as te\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacher, vegetarian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a devout Nicherin Buddhist,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and utopian social activist,\u003c\/span\u003e who believed in the promise of one world language, known as Esperanto. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Another Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47678269620475,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/2064\/1275\/files\/Once-Forever.jpg?v=1762380579","url":"https:\/\/inanothercountry.co\/products\/dictionary-of-color-combinations-volume-2-by-sanzo-wada-copy","provider":"Another Country","version":"1.0","type":"link"}