Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad
AuthorKenji Miyazawa
Original title銀河鉄道の夜
TranslatorRoger Pulvers, Sarah Strong, John Bester, Joseph Sigrist[1]
LanguageJapanese
GenreChildren's literature, fantasy, philosophical novel
PublisherBunpodō
Publication date
October 1934[2]
Publication placeJapan

Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru), sometimes translated as Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars or Fantasy Railroad in the Stars,[1] is a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa written around 1927. The nine-chapter novel was posthumously published by Bunpodō (文圃堂) in 1934 as part of Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa Vol. 3 (『宮沢賢治全集』第三巻).[3] Four versions are known to be in existence, with the last one being the most famous among Japanese readers.[4]

The novel was adapted as a 1985 anime film of the same title as well as various stage musicals and plays.

  1. ^ a b "Main English Translation of Kenji's Works". The World of Kenji Miyazawa. Laboratory for Inter-field Communication. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  2. ^ Ohyama, Takashi (December 30, 1997). 「宮沢賢治受容史年表」からの報告(1). 賢治研究 (in Japanese). 74. ISSN 0913-5197. Archived from the original on November 15, 2002. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  3. ^ Book card No. 456 (in Japanese). Aozora Bunko. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
  4. ^ Saitō J.; Takanashi M. & Matsumoto R. "「銀河鉄道の夜」の本文を読む (Reading the Text of "Night on the Galactic Railroad")". 賢治の見た夢〜銀河鉄道の夜〜 (The Dream Kenji Saw: Night on the Galactic Railroad) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2006-10-07.