Anime master Hayao Miyazaki\'s favorite childhood book, in English for the first time.
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He lives and works in New York City.
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Since its debut as a novel and guide to philosophy for young people, How Do You Live? has been re-edited and republished more than eighty times, a reflection of the changing times and culture in Japan.
Yoshino stepped in to write How Do You Live? when Yūzō Yamamoto, the expected writer, fell ill.
In 1935, he became director of a collection of educational books for young people.
About author(s): Genzaburō Yoshino (1899-1981) was a Japanese writer and publisher.
This first-ever English-language translation of a Japanese classic about finding one\'s place in a world both infinitely large and unimaginably small is perfect for readers of philosophical fiction like The Alchemist and The Little Prince , as well as Miyazaki fans eager to understand one of his most important influences.
Over the course of the story, Copper, like his namesake Copernicus, looks to the stars, and uses his discoveries about the heavens, earth, and human nature to answer the question of how he will live.
In between episodes of Copper\'s emerging story, his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and offering advice on life\'s big questions as Copper begins to encounter them.
The first belongs to Copper, fifteen, who after the death of his father must confront inevitable and enormous change, including his own betrayal of his best friend.
How Do You Live? is narrated in two voices.
Academy Award-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki ( Spirited Away , My Neighbor Totoro , Howl\'s Moving Castle ) has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of a final film.
First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino\'s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers.
Anime master Hayao Miyazaki\'s favorite childhood book, in English for the first time
