{"product_id":"how-do-you-live-9781616209773","title":"How Do You Live?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnime master Hayao Miyazaki's favorite childhood book, in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino's \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Live?\u003c\/i\u003e has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers. Academy Award-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki (\u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e My Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Howl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e) has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of a final film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Do You Live? \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first-ever English-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 \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Miyazaki fans eager to understand one of his most important influences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616209773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Genzaburo Yoshino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41133002227893,"sku":"9781616209773","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_95e8d5e6-3f97-4365-be75-ead53f17f653.jpg?v=1632834293","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-do-you-live-9781616209773","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}