Once and Forever

宮澤賢治

Translated by John Bester first published 1993 Kodansha International (JPN), 1994 hardcover 273 pages

The magic of Miyazawa's tales reaches out to people of all ages and lands. The sophisticated reader can savor them consciously as literature, while the younger reader can delight in them as imaginative stories that comment on and deepen his own experience. The underlying themes are universal, but the forms and treatment can be appreciated at many levels and vary subtly from piece to piece. The sheer storytelling ski...

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John Bester 1 printing we hold · 1994 · Kodansha International (JPN)

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Once and Forever paperback · 1998 · Kodansha Amer Inc · 288 pages · 9784770021847
Once and Forever hardcover · 1994 · Kodansha International (JPN) · 273 pages · 9784770017802

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