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Giovanni is a quiet, hardworking boy who divides his days between school and work to support his ailing mother. On the night of the town's summer festival, he falls asleep on a hilltop and finds himself aboard the Galactic Railroad - a phantom train hurtling through the silver river of stars with his best friend Campanella. Together they journey through the cosmos, encountering mysterious passengers and breathtaking celestial landscapes, while Giovanni carries in his heart a question he cannot yet understand: what does it mean to find true happiness? A luminous fantasy novella by one of Japan's most beloved writers, available in English translation. Written in the early twentieth century and published posthumously in 1934, it remains one of the most celebrated works of Japanese literature.

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