until the kidney beans are cooked

“Naoko Awa Moonlight Fairy Tales” series includes five classic representative works by the author: "Flower Fields on a Handkerchief," "Until the Flower Beans Are Cooked," "Wind Skates," "The Secret of the Rabbit House," and "Guests of the Red Rose Hotel."
The works possess a typical oriental flair and a rich Japanese rural atmosphere, imbuing every line with the essence of harmony between humans and nature. The works are exquisite and enduring, warm and moving, with a delicate beauty that is profound and serene. The author uses a unique soft touch to create a subtle melancholic tone, imbued with a dreamy, ethereal quality like mist and gauze. The works connect the fantasy world with the real world using elements that transcend time and space, allowing reality to sink into the deep undercurrent of fantasy, supporting the magnificent edifice of the fantasy world.
This series is translated by the renowned children's literature writer and theorist Peng Yi, and the renowned translator Zhou Longmei. The translations are accurate, vivid, beautiful, and fluid. The exquisite illustrations are full of a rich Japanese national flavor, complementing the text perfectly and possessing great charm.
"Until the Flower Beans Are Cooked" tells a wonderful story of a little girl who transforms into the wind to find her mother. Sayo's mother is a mountain fairy, her father runs a hot spring inn, and Sayo herself came to the human world due to the love that sprouted from a handful of flower beans. Sayo has never seen her mother, because her mother left not long after Sayo was born. One day, as Grandma was cooking flower beans, Sayo asked Grandma about her mother and began to imagine transforming into the wind to find her. Finally, one day, Sayo transformed into the wind and flew up. She saw herds of deer, forest fires, and deep valleys full of lilies...

2012-01-01

接力出版社

95

9787544823555