MIYAZAWA KENJI "Ginga Tetsudou No Yoru" to Uchu No Tabi Temmongaku Sha Ga Kaisetsu Suru (Kobunsha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933), known for such works as "Ame ni mo Makezu," "The Restaurant of Many Orders," and "Spring and Shura," continues to be loved and influenced by many people even now, more than 120 years after his birth. His works are rooted in Buddhist beliefs and peasant life, and he is also known for naming the imaginary ideal world that appears in his works "Ihatove" after his hometown in Iwate Prefecture. This book explores Kenji's view of the universe through the theme of "Night on the Galactic Railroad. How was this unique fairy tale conceived? What did Kenji see in the universe? This is an unprecedented approach by an astronomer.

『雨ニモマケズ』『注文の多い料理店』『春と修羅』などの作品で知られる宮沢賢治(一八九六‐一九三三)は、生誕から一二〇年以上が経った現在でも多くの人に愛され、影響を与え続けている。仏教信仰と農民生活に根ざした創作を行い、作品中に登場する架空の理想郷に郷里の岩手県をモチーフとして「イーハトーブ」と名づけたことでも知られるが、賢治は三七年という短い生涯で膨大な作品を遺した。本書では『銀河鉄道の夜』をテーマに賢治の宇宙観に迫る。このユニークな童話はどのように構想されたのか。賢治は宇宙に何を見ていたのか。天文学者による、これまでにないアプローチ。