宮沢賢治の代表作「よだかの星」を英語で読んでみませんか。日本語の対訳つきです。わからない英単語は本文についている辞書機能で確認することができます。小説を読みながら英語を学びたい方にお勧めです。
Nighthawk is not the prettiest bird, and he's often teased by the other birds, but one day he decides that he isn't going to be bullied any longer. A wonderfully crafted and uplifting tale that is often ranked by Japanese people as their favorite story by Kenji Miyazawa.
This kindle version also contains a bonus story by Kenji Miyazawa - Gauche the Cellist
Little J Books' Bilingual Japanese Classics are a wonderful introduction to Japanese literature. As a further bonus, this kindle version also contains two-way links with the original Japanese text, providing a fun way for people to improve their reading in Japanese in a setting that is far more interesting than a language text book.
About the Author
Kenji Miyazawa is one of Japan’s best known and well-loved writers and poets. He was born in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 1896. Although the eldest son of a wealthy pawnbroker and landowner, Kenji was a deeply spiritual person who led a frugal life, and when he wasn’t writing, volunteered a great deal of his time teaching farmers how to improve their crop yields, or organizing concerts for classical music in his local village. He was a prolific writer who completed hundreds of works, but only a small collection of those were published while he was still alive, his reputation as one of Japan’s greatest storytellers only coming after his death (1933 - aged 37).
Nighthawk is not the prettiest bird, and he's often teased by the other birds, but one day he decides that he isn't going to be bullied any longer. A wonderfully crafted and uplifting tale that is often ranked by Japanese people as their favorite story by Kenji Miyazawa.
This kindle version also contains a bonus story by Kenji Miyazawa - Gauche the Cellist
Little J Books' Bilingual Japanese Classics are a wonderful introduction to Japanese literature. As a further bonus, this kindle version also contains two-way links with the original Japanese text, providing a fun way for people to improve their reading in Japanese in a setting that is far more interesting than a language text book.
About the Author
Kenji Miyazawa is one of Japan’s best known and well-loved writers and poets. He was born in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 1896. Although the eldest son of a wealthy pawnbroker and landowner, Kenji was a deeply spiritual person who led a frugal life, and when he wasn’t writing, volunteered a great deal of his time teaching farmers how to improve their crop yields, or organizing concerts for classical music in his local village. He was a prolific writer who completed hundreds of works, but only a small collection of those were published while he was still alive, his reputation as one of Japan’s greatest storytellers only coming after his death (1933 - aged 37).
