Genzaburo Yoshino

?Como vives? / How Do You Live? Genzaburo Yoshino

Este libro es un reconocido y querido clásico japonés y también el libro favorito del maestro del anime Hayao Miyazaki. Esta enriquecedora historia reúne filosofía, historia y admiración y ahora estará disponible en español por primera vez.

Las calles de Tokio arden mientras Copper, un joven de quince años, contempla la ciudad de su infancia. Copper se deslumbra al pensar en las infinitas personas cuyas vidas se desarrollan junto con la suya, y se pregunta, ¿cómo vive cada uno de ellos?

Al considerar las preguntas más importantes de la vida por primera vez después de la muerte de su padre, Copper recurre a su querido tío en busca de su sabiduría inspiradora. Mientras el anciano guía al joven en un viaje de descubrimiento filosófico, se desarrolla una historia atemporal que ofrece una conmovedora reflexión sobre lo que significa ser humano. Pero cuando Copper traiciona a uno de sus nuevos amigos, ¿cómo pedirá perdón y cómo se perdonará a sí mismo?

¿Como vives? es la inspiradora y transformadora historia de un joven que, como su homónimo Copérnico, mira a las estrellas y utiliza sus descubrimientos para responder a la pregunta: ¿qué tipo de persona llegará a ser él?

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Anime master Hayao Miyazaki's favorite childhood book, in English for the first time.

First published in 1937, Genzabur? Yoshino's How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers. Academy Award-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle) has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of a final film.

How Do You Live? 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.

This first-ever Spanish-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 The Alchemist and The Little Prince, as well as Miyazaki fans eager to understand one of his most important influences.