Le Bureau des chats
1997
First Published
3.38
Average Rating
112
Number of Pages
Un recueil de contes par l’une des plus grandes figures littéraires du Japon, dont l’humour et le merveilleux ont toujours, comme chez Andersen, une résonance intime et douloureuse. Dans un univers de fantaisie et de mystère, ces histoires ont parfois la saveur des fables et ce sont souvent de vrais drames qui ont lieu, dont les protagonistes sont des enfants, des animaux, des plantes ou même des étoiles.Ce n’est pas dans l’intention de divertir les enfants qu’il les écrivit : il portait en lui la nécessité d’écrire ces contes destinés à un âge universel.
Avg Rating
3.38
Number of Ratings
125
5 STARS
13%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
38%
2 STARS
14%
1 STARS
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Author
Kenji Miyazawa
Author · 21 books
His name is written as 宮沢賢治 in Japanese, and translated as 宮澤賢治 in Traditional Chinese. Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.
