MIYAZAWA KENJI Ginga Tetsudou No Yoru (NHK "100 Fun De Meicho" Books)

[Machine Translation] The beautiful heavenly journey and eternal separation of two young boys, Giovanni and Cam panela. Although "Night on the Galactic Railroad" is an unfinished work, it has not faded away. Constantly burdened with isolation and sadness, Kenji Miyazawa continued to create little stories from his hometown of Hanamaki. The crystallized works he left behind still quietly reflect his unique gaze on nature and his will that burned throughout his short, eventful life. How do we overcome sorrow? A ray of light shining at the end of the story invites us to dream anew.

二人の少年ジョバンニとカムパネルラの、美しい天上の旅と永遠の別離。『銀河鉄道の夜』は、未完の作品ながら、色褪せることなく読み継がれている。孤絶や悲しみを常に抱えつつ、宮沢賢治は故郷・花巻の地から小さな物語を生み出し続けた。遺されたその結晶は、独自の自然へのまなざしと、短くはりつめたその生涯に燃え続けた意志とを、今も静かに映し出す。「悲しみを、いかにして乗り越えるか」。とこしえに輝く一条の光が、私たちを新たな夢想へといざなう。