{"product_id":"how-do-you-live","title":"How Do You Live?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over two million copies and inspired anime master Hayao Miyazaki (\u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e My Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Boy and the Heron), \u003c\/i\u003ewith an introduction by Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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. The novel is 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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 his many influences.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"9781616209773","offer_id":32575193546832,"sku":"9781616209773","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9781649040299","offer_id":37725584425137,"sku":"9781649040299","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"9781643751610","offer_id":32979159285840,"sku":"9781643751610","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"9781643753072","offer_id":42456464195761,"sku":"9781643753072","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1210\/1100\/products\/9781643751610-optimized_2aa16b65-d8ab-42c8-81d6-8d208452b726.jpg?v=1698895176","url":"https:\/\/workman-feed-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/how-do-you-live","provider":"zzz_Workman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}