Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Kenji Miyazawa
Born: August 27, 1896
Died: September 21, 1933 (aged 37)
Bio: Kenji Miyazawa was a Japanese poet and author of children's literature from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods.
Known for:
- Night on the Galactic Railroad
- Ame ni mo Makezu
- Gauche the Cellist
- Yamanashi
- Night of the Milky Way Railway