Night on the Galactic Railroad
1927 novel by Kenji Miyazawa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru), sometimes translated as Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars or Fantasy Railroad in the Stars,[1] is a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa written around 1927. The nine-chapter novel was posthumously published by Bunpodō (文圃堂) in 1934 as part of Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa Vol. 3 (『宮沢賢治全集』第三巻).[3] Four versions are known to be in existence, with the last one being the most famous among Japanese readers.[4]
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Author | Kenji Miyazawa |
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Original title | 銀河鉄道の夜 |
Translator | Roger Pulvers, Sarah Strong, John Bester, Joseph Sigrist[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Children's literature, fantasy, philosophical novel |
Publisher | Bunpodō |
Publication date | October 1934[2] |
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The novel was adapted as a 1985 anime film of the same title as well as various stage musicals and plays.