宮沢賢治/中島敦

池澤夏樹=個人編集 日本文学全集

by Kenji Miyazawa

病床で綴られた連作詩「疾中」や「ポラーノの広場」「ひかりの素足」など宮沢の18篇と、「環礁」「李陵・司馬遷」など中島の７篇を収録。周縁から文学の核心に迫った二人の世界。月報＝夢枕獏、古川日出男

Tankobon Hardcover

About the author

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.