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How Do You Live?
  • Published: 18 July 2023
  • ISBN: 9781846046469
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $24.99

How Do You Live?

The inspiration for The Boy and the Heron, the major new Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film

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18 July 2023
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8 Apr 2021
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The beloved multi-million copy bestselling Japanese classic about finding one's place in the world

The uplifting Japanese bestseller and coming-of-age classic, a heartwarming tale about finding one’s place in the world. For fans of The Little Prince.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER
OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD

The streets of Tokyo swarm below fifteen-year-old Copper as he gazes out into the city of his childhood. Struck by the thought of the infinite people whose lives play out alongside his own, he begins to wonder, how do you live?

Considering life's biggest questions for the first time, Copper turns to his dear uncle for heart-warming wisdom. As the old man guides the boy on a journey of philosophical discovery, a timeless tale unfolds, offering a poignant reflection on what it means to be human.

The favourite childhood book of Academy Award-winning anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle), this beloved modern classic is a thought-provoking and uplifting tale about discovering what really matters in life.

  • Published: 18 July 2023
  • ISBN: 9781846046469
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Genzaburo Yoshino

Genzaburo Yoshino (1899-1981) was a writer, editor and journalist. In 1935, the writer Yamamoto appointed him editor-in-chief of the 16-book series: A Library for Young Japanese Nationals. How Do You Live? is the final book in this series, bringing in themes of Marxism, antimilitarism and Buddhism.
portrait photo of Genzaburo Yoshino

Praise for How Do You Live?

An important, worthwhile and surprisingly of-the-moment novel ... as timely now as it was in 1937

Asian Review of Books

Not easily forgotten. . . Some may feel inclined to affirm an unusual truth: 'I am wiser for having read this book.'

The New York Times Book Review

Heartwarming and empathetic. . . Like the best Miyazaki films, [the] lessons are often deceptively simple, but they have implications for every person who comes of age through adversity.

Vulture

How Do You Live? is that rare thing . . . It asks its young readers to think about the person they want to be, and its adult readers to reflect on the person they've become.

Wired

A quiet, introspective look at life and how to be human.

Kirkus Reviews

[A] deeply thoughtful Japanese classic . . . Yoshino's timeless lessons will resonate with sensitive readers young and old.

Publishers Weekly