Miracle
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who like Kore-eda Hirokazu's film style and want to read his written work
- Adult readers interested in family and parent-child relationships who are willing to understand a child's perspective
- Young readers, suitable as a light read about growing up and persistence
- Casual readers who want to finish a warm novel easily over a weekend
Not a good fit for
- Readers of suspense or strongly plot-driven fiction who want intense conflict and twists
- Practical readers hoping to see solutions to the problems of divorced families
- Deep readers who prefer weighty literature and complex narrative structures
Reading tips
- Read it once without spoilers first, then go back to the passages where the brothers each make their wish and notice the differences
- After reading, talk with your child or friends about "what miracles have you believed in" to extend the discussion
- Read it alongside Kore-eda's other family-themed works to feel his narrative style
About the publisher
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. is a publisher known for its literature and history titles, with 2,065 books in the collection. Its publishing covers foreign literature, contemporary Chinese prose and essays, history, folk literature, and cultural books. Its list ranges from Sima Qian's complete edition of the Records of the Grand Historian to foreign classics such as The Book of Disquiet, All Quiet on the Western Front, Snow Country, The Stranger, and Jean-Christophe, as well as modern Chinese works including Teahouse and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. Its authors and translators include Yasunari Kawabata, Fernando Pessoa, Erich Maria Remarque, Jin Xinyi, Zhou Miao, and Chen Chao. Public information is limited, but its catalogue reflects a balance between Chinese and foreign literary classics and historical and cultural works.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 航一的红色，龙之介的章鱼小丸子
- 第二章 各自的奇迹
- 第三章 旅途
- 第四章 见证
- 第五章 朝气蓬勃的夏威夷音乐，还差口气的摇滚乐
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About the author
Hirokazu Kore-eda is an important contemporary Japanese novelist and filmmaker whose work often centers on family, kinship, and the fractures within everyday life. The library holds six of his works, including the collected "Human Trilogy" series as well as individual novels such as Like Father, Like Son, Miracle, and Still Walking, along with a set published as original novels of his films and a collection of warm, lyrical fiction. His subjects frequently focus on the coming together and parting of ordinary families, father-son relationships, and the losses of growing up, written in a restrained and plain style that reveals emotional shifts in small details. These works are often classified as literary fiction, foreign literature, and social novels. Because public information is limited, details of his life are not recorded here; readers can come to know his narrative style and concerns mainly through the works listed above.
Nakamura Kou is a Japanese novelist whose work has been introduced to Chinese readers, with three titles currently listed: Miracle, 100 Times Crying, and May the One I Love Enter My Dreams with Gladness. Public information about his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background is limited, so no inferences are made here. Judging from the subjects of these works, his writing tends to focus on youth, emotion, and the subtle feelings of everyday life. His narrative tone is plain yet carries a gentle emotional tension, and he is good at capturing his characters' inner fluctuations in ordinary situations. These works are categorized as foreign literature and quality fiction, suggesting a style that leans toward accessible contemporary fiction and may appeal to readers interested in Japanese-style emotional storytelling. Overall, Nakamura Kou's writing is notable for stories close to life and delicate emotional depiction, and he remains an author about whom Chinese readers have much yet to discover.
Mao Yefeng is a Chinese translator working mainly in the field of Chinese translation of foreign literature. Publicly available information about her is limited, and the library holds two related works. She has translated Miracle by the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and Kirin Kiki: Such a Precious Person, bringing Japanese film- and literature-related texts into narratives accessible to Chinese readers. She has also participated in translating the "Imaginist Classic Biographies of Great Artists" series (eight volumes), which concerns biographies of foreign artistic figures. Judging from her existing works, her translation choices focus largely on Japanese literature and artistic biographies. Her translations serve as a bridge that conveys overseas works and life stories to Chinese readers, giving them access to creative works and life records from different cultural backgrounds.
