Tokio

by Tarō Miura, Kiyoko Sakai (Traducción)

El libro que inaugura la colección «Mi hermosa ciudad» es el que Taro Miura ha dedicado a Tokio. Es el primer relato que publica este ilustrador, cuya obra figura en el catálogo de algunas de las principales editoriales internacionales, y tiene la forma de un libro infantil, aunque es un libro destinado a todos los lectores. Es un libro que guarda parecido con la ciudad a la que retrata: sencillo pero calculado, desnudo pero precioso en los detalles, ordenado pero caprichoso.

Tokio habla de animales y de dinero, temas importantes para cualquier tokiota. La protagonista se llama Mito, como la hija de Taro, nacida al mismo tiempo que el libro y a quien está dedicada la obra, y es una niña que visita por primera vez la capital japonesa.

Genres: Japan

88 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Taro Miura was born in Aichi, Japan, in 1968. After graduating from Osaka University of Art with a degree in screen printing, he worked for ten years as a free-lance illustrator for magazines and advertisements. He was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition for The first time in 2001 and then for five consecutive years from 2003. In 2004 he published two picture books, one with the Swiss publishing house La joie de lire and another with Edizioni Corraini in Italy. In 2005, he published his best selling picture book The picture book Chīsana ōsama (The Tiny King) won the (pre-school children in Japan: Kuttsuita (Stick Together), with Koguma Publishing. Sankei Children's Literature Culture Award in 2011.In 2014 Corraini published his stencil drawing book: Workman Stencil. An exhibition and workshops based on this book was held during the Bologna Book Fair in 2014 at MAMbo, the modern art museum in Bologna.

Reviews

[madziar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mała Mito wybiera się z rodzicami do Tokio, jego obraz tworzy z opowieści pająka, który opowiada o metrze, kozy mówiącej o szybkich pożyczkach, kruka mówiącego o wywozie śmieci, motyla, który zapewnia, że automatów z piciem jest pod dostatkiem, mrówkach, które opowiadają o drogich domach - i wielu innych. A potem jedzie - i wysyła do przyjaciół pocztówki. Tokio trochę takie jest, jak z zasłyszanych opowieści, a trochę zupełnie inne.
Książka miała premierę 8 kwietnia 2006, dniu wiernego psa Hachi.

[Rafael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked reading this Spanish book and the different animals' interpretation of Japan. I think it makes a good touristy book. I thought it would be good to read to children but it gets really wordy near the end when the child writes back all to the animals, comparing her experience to what they told her. That confused me a little, considering it's written in a childrens book-like kind of way. If I had purchased it for my kid, i would have been disappointed and not bothered to finish it, but i was at a library in the children's section, so it was at least enjoyable to me.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! I am always interested in discovering new things about Japan!

[Belén · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro ilustrado con bastante información para trabajar la cultura japonesa.