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Les Pieds nus de lumière
C'est au tout début de notre siècle, dans son pays de neige et de vent, Iwaté, parfois appelé "le Tibet du Japon", province septentrionale de l'archipel japonais, pauvre et déshéritée, que Kenji Miyazawa a vécu sa vie en marge, courte, ardente, dédiée. Très tôt il vit, travaille, agit en poète, en bouddhiste - la lecture du Sûtra du Lotus est pour lui une véritable révélation - et en scientifique. "Mes histoires sont destinées à fournir le matériau pour construire un monde nouveau et meilleur, écrit-il, mais ce monde-là est entièrement un développement de notre monde, un merveilleux développement sans fin..." Avec Les Pieds nus de lumière, son cinquième recueil de contes traduit en français, autant qu'avec Traversée de la neige ou Train de nuit dans la Voie lactée, le visionnaire Kenji Miyazawa nous plonge dans un monde enchanteur qui provoque chez le lecteur une expérience unique.
- GenresJapan
253 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published February 23, 2003
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About the author
Kenji Miyazawa
990 books342 followersHis name is written as 宮沢賢治 in Japanese, and translated as 宮澤賢治 in Traditional Chinese.
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.
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September 11, 2011
J'ai été très agréablement surpris par ce petit recueil de nouvelles, des contes très divertissants. Kenji Miyazawa rend une dimension mythique aux objets, aux arbres, aux plantes, aux esprits. On est étonné de voir ce géologue érudit et malicieux espionner les disputes des différents types de roches, et s'en gausser. L'histoire de l'esprit amoureux, jaloux du renard imposteur, a du chien! La dernière nouvelle, très mystique, m'a beaucoup impressionné. Ça change de tous ces graves philosophes !
April 8, 2018
He's written some of my very favorite children's stories ever, but this is not one of them.
Actually, it's not really a children's story, if you ask me. The main characters are children, but it's very slow, very long (would be about 50 pages in a normal-sized book), and very Buddhist at the end. Most of his stories can be instantly enjoyed by both adults and children, but no children would like this, and only some adults.
It was the first one in the Miyazawa "Picture Book Series", which makes me question the purpose of the series. The illustrations are quite nice, but there's so much more text than illustration.
Oh well, he's got so many good stories. Stick with those.
Actually, it's not really a children's story, if you ask me. The main characters are children, but it's very slow, very long (would be about 50 pages in a normal-sized book), and very Buddhist at the end. Most of his stories can be instantly enjoyed by both adults and children, but no children would like this, and only some adults.
It was the first one in the Miyazawa "Picture Book Series", which makes me question the purpose of the series. The illustrations are quite nice, but there's so much more text than illustration.
Oh well, he's got so many good stories. Stick with those.
May 24, 2021
L'auteur a une plume magnifique, mais le conte des Pieds nus de lumière est d'une tristesse absolue. Beau, poétique, mais impossible de fermer le livre sans avoir le cœur serré. Je le recommande chaudement pour ses qualités littéraires, ses présages glaçant et ses images oniriques.
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