The Story of the Evening Sea

Author: Akiko Yano
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: A timeless classic like Grimms' Fairy Tales, a heartwarming and melancholic tale like The Little Five Children. A classic of fantasy novels that is both tragic and enchanting, melancholic yet heartwarming, resembling a modern version of Grimms' Fairy Tales.
Akiko Yano once said that in her heart, there was a small fairy-tale forest. It was a magical land, a world where fairies roamed, where there were windows of foxes, where the branches were all covered with white parrots, and where one could hear the souls of girls sobbing softly.
Fifty-one enchanting stories that captivate both young and old, inviting them to share in the magic.
Akiko Yano was a woman who lived far from the hustle and bustle of the world. She led a quiet and simple life, rarely stepping out of her home, even refusing to travel. Yet, she left behind a hillside of wild chrysanthemums—short fantasy stories that were as dreamlike and exquisite as ever, like a series of ethereal and enduring short songs.
She always wrote from the perspective of a gentle woman, blending faint sorrow into her sweet and eerie words, crafting stories that were simple yet almost transparent, yet filled with the pain and poetry of life.