{"product_id":"9784805318249","title":"Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"In the transcendent stories of Miyazawa, Earth teems with magic and wonder.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A marvelous writer who deserves to be much better known in English.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis charming manga collection presents three modern fables by one of Japan's most gifted authors, the poet and short story writer Kenji Miyazawa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiyazawa is beloved in Japan, and increasingly abroad, for his masterful storytelling, poetic imagery, and powerful evocation of both the shadow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Restaurant of Many Orders\u003c\/b\u003e follows a pair of confident, self-centered young men on a hunting expedition. After entering a mysterious restaurant, the men are given peculiar orders such as to rub cream on their bodies — until they finally realize they themselves are about to become dinner for lurking beasts!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wildcat and the Acorns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twin Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kenji Miyazawa","offers":[{"title":"Tuttle Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-17","offer_id":45664536461567,"sku":"9784805318249","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ed540aa0-1658-44c8-872a-9d28b7cee986.jpg?v=1717709702","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9784805318249","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}