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Ogawa Mimei stories in the Reading Corner
Posted: 2020-10-19,
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We are delighted to announce three new additions to the Kanshudo Reading Corner, which together comprise a delightful story by
おがわ
小川
みめい
未明
(Ogawa Mimei), a prolific writer of short stories known in Japan as the founder of modern children's literature.Ogawa's stories are excellent learning material for modern students of Japanese, as his use of language is varied but not overly complex, and he rarely uses constructions not used in modern Japanese. While billed as 'children's stories', the themes often deal with the passage of time and life, and provide appeal and interest for adult readers.
The story these three pieces are based on,
がっき
楽器
のせいめい
生命
, The Life of a Musical Instrument, describes the life and times of a magical musical instrument. We've classified it as Intermediate, but the grammar is not too complex, and students of all levels might want to give it a try.We are greatly indebted to J. D. Wisgo for allowing us to use his excellent translation of this story, and we hope to be able to bring you more material by Ogawa and J.D., so if you like this piece, please let us know! For more information on J.D.and his work, head over to the Reading Corner and look for the three new pieces - here's a direct link to the introduction of the first part.
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