{"title":"Genzaburo Yoshino","description":"Genzaburō Yoshino (1899-1981) was a Japanese writer and publisher. In 1935, he became director of a collection of educational books for young people. When the acclaimed writer Yūzō Yamamoto was unable to complete a book on ethics as part of the series, Yoshino stepped in and wrote How Do You Live?. Since its debut as a novel and guide to philosophy for young people, How Do You Live? has sold more than two million copies, and been re-edited and republished more than eighty times to reflect the changing times and culture in Japan. Bruno Navasky is a teacher and writer, whose work as a translator and editor includes Festival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children and Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets, as well as translations published in The New York Times and The Paris Review. He was the founding editor of American Poet, the journal of the Academy of American Poets, where he now serves on the board of directors. He lives and works in New York City.","products":[{"product_id":"how-do-you-live-paperback","title":"How Do You Live? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured in the Oscar-nominated Hayao Miyazaki film \u003ci\u003eThe Boy and the Heron\u003c\/i\u003e: the coming-of-age novel \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Live?\u003c\/i\u003e is a Japanese classic that became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After the death of his father, fifteen-year-old Copper must confront inevitable and enormous change, including the aftermath of his own betrayal of his best friend. Between episodes of Copper's emerging story, letters from his uncle share knowledge and offer advice on life's big questions. Like his namesake Copernicus, Copper 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First published in 1937 in Japan, Genzaburō Yoshino's \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Live?\u003c\/i\u003e has long been an important book for Academy Award-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki (\u003ci\u003eSpirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e). Perfect for readers of philosophical fiction like \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Live? \u003c\/i\u003eserves as a thought-provoking guide for young readers as they grow up in a world both infinitely large and unimaginably small. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605847511263,"sku":"9781643753072","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/L59HJ2fmdc9781643753072.webp?v=1785111353"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/genzaburo-yoshino.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}