Shion Miura è un'autrice il cui profondo amore per la lettura, coltivato fin dalla giovane età, ha spianato la strada alla sua carriera letteraria. Il suo percorso nella scrittura è iniziato in modo non convenzionale, quando un'agente letteraria ha riconosciuto il suo talento per la prosa e l'ha assunta per una rubrica di recensioni di libri online ancora prima che si laureasse all'università. Il debutto di Miura nella narrativa è avvenuto nel 2000 e le sue opere spesso approfondiscono le vite diverse e le relazioni umane, esplorando temi dall'intenso mondo delle competizioni atletiche universitarie all'esistenza silenziosa dei residenti in vecchi condomini. La sua distintiva capacità di catturare profonde emozioni umane e le complessità della vita quotidiana le è valsa il plauso della critica e un pubblico dedicato.
The narrative centers on an unlikely group of students who embark on a journey of shared self-discovery and friendship. United by a common, seemingly impossible goal, they challenge themselves and each other, highlighting themes of perseverance and camaraderie. This bestselling tale from Japan beautifully explores the bonds formed through adversity and the transformative power of pursuing dreams together.
From Shion Miura, award-winning author of The Easy Life in Kamusari, comes a spirit-lifting novel about tradition, first love, and ancient lore in a Japanese mountain village. It's been a year since Yuki Hirano left home--or more precisely, was booted from it--to study forestry in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. Being a woodsman is not the future he imagined, but his name means "courage," and Yuki hopes to live up to it. He's adapting to his job and learning constantly. In between, he records local legends--tales pulsing with life, passion, and wondrous gods. Kamusari has other charms as well. One of them is Nao. Yuki's crush on the only other young single person in the village isn't a secret. Yet how impressed can she be with someone at least five years younger who makes less money and doesn't even own a car? More daunting, she's in love with another man. Finally finding his place among the villagers, a feeling deepened by his crush, Yuki seems headed for a dream life of adventure and camaraderie--and Nao could be the missing piece of that dream.
From Shion Miura, the award-winning author of The Great Passage, comes a rapturous novel where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan's mountain way of life. Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is "take it easy." At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull. Yuki learns to fell trees and plant saplings. He begins to embrace local festivals, he's mesmerized by legends of the mountain, and he might be falling in love. In learning to respect the forest on Mt. Kamusari for its majestic qualities and its inexplicable secrets, Yuki starts to appreciate Kamusari's harmony with nature and its ancient traditions. In this warm and lively coming-of-age story, Miura transports us from the trappings of city life to the trials, mysteries, and delights of a mythical mountain forest.
An award-winning story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Kohei Araki believes that a dictionary is a boat to carry us across the sea of words. But after thirty-seven years of creating dictionaries, it's time for him to retire and find his replacement. He discovers a kindred spirit in Mitsuya Majime--a young, disheveled square peg with a penchant for collecting antiquarian books and a background in linguistics--whom he swipes from his company's sales department. Along with an energetic, if reluctant, new recruit and an elder linguistics scholar, Majime is tasked with a career-defining accomplishment: completing The Great Passage, a comprehensive 2,900-page tome of the Japanese language. On his journey, Majime discovers friendship, romance, and an incredible dedication to his work, inspired by the words that connect us all.
東京のはずれに位置する‘まほろ市’の駅前にある便利屋「多田便利軒」に舞いこむ依頼はどこかきな臭い。多田と行天コンビの魅力満点の連作集！
人類史の最前線から、秘宝館まで、個性あふれる博物館を探検!書き下ろし「ぐるぐる寄り道編」も収録!好奇心とユーモア全開、胸躍るルポエッセイ。