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Orion Shobo Picture Book Grand Prix December 2013, This month's Eh-ha! Picture Book of the Month
Yamanashi / Mountain Stream
Text: Miyazawa Kenji, English Translation: Arthur Binard, Illustration: Yamamura Koji
Pages: 45
Size: 20.7 x 1 x 30.4 cm
ISBN-10: 4910658033
ISBN-13: 978-4910658032
1st edition: 2022.04.08
"Clambon laughed." "Clambon laughed with a gurgling sound." But what—or who—is a "Clambon"? A century has passed since April 8, 1923, when Kenji Miyazawa first published his story *Yamanashi* (The Wild Pear) in the *Iwate Mainichi Shimbun*. Could this long-standing mystery—which has puzzled Japanese readers for generations—finally be solved here...?! This brand-new bilingual picture book is the result of eight years of dedicated work by poet Arthur Binard—who moves fluidly between Japanese and English—and Koji Yamamura, a leading figure in the world of Japanese animation. (*Yamanashi* first appeared in Japanese language textbooks in 1971; as of 2022, it is included in the sixth-grade Japanese textbook published by Mitsumura Educational Books.)
Exhibitions (6)
"Yamanashi / Mountain Stream" Koji Yamamura Original Art Exhibition "What's a Clambon?" 2022.04.12-17, Hiroshima, galley G
What Color is "Moonlight in a Ramune Bottle"? Yamamura Koji's Riverbed World: Original Art Exhibition for the Picture Book "Yamanashi Mountain Stream" 2022.04.23-05.11, Yamanashi, Hokuto City Kindaichi Haruhiko Memorial Library
What Color is "Moonlight in a Ramune Bottle"? Yamamura Koji's Riverbed World: Original Art Exhibition for the Picture Book "Yamanashi / Mountain Stream" 2022.05.16-05.30, Yamanashi, Akeno Children's Museum
What Color is "Moonlight in a Ramune Bottle"? The world of the riverbed depicted by Yamamura Koji. Original illustrations from the picture book "Yamanashi / Mountain Stream." 2022.06.03-06.12, Chuo City Tamaho Lifelong Learning Center, Yamanashi.
What color is "Moonlight in a Ramune Bottle"? The world of the riverbed depicted by Yamamura Koji. Original illustrations from the picture book "Yamanashi / Mountain Stream." 2022.06.18-07.03, Koshu City Katsunuma Library, Yamanashi. What color is "Moonlight in a Ramune Bottle"? The world of the riverbed depicted by Yamamura Koji. Original illustrations from the picture book "Yamanashi / Mountain Stream." 2022.07.08-07.17, Fuefuki City Isawa Library, Yamanashi.
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