{"product_id":"how-do-you-live","title":"How Do You Live? - Yoshino, Genzaburo","description":"How Do You Live?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Yoshino, Genzaburo ; Navasky, Bruno ; Gaiman, Neil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over 2 million copies—a childhood favorite of anime master Hayao Miyazaki (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHowl’s Moving Castle), \u003c\/i\u003ewith an introduction by Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow Do You Live?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers. Academy Award–winning animator Hayao Miyazaki has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of his final film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow Do You Live?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is narrated in two voices. 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. 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. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, as well as Miyazaki fans eager to understand one of his most important influences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40051102810167,"sku":"9781616209773","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0086\/6218\/8087\/files\/new-book-how-do-you-live-yoshino-genzaburo-31042252439607.jpg?v=1720815259","url":"https:\/\/hivoltagerecords.com\/products\/how-do-you-live","provider":"Hi-Voltage Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}