About “Night on the Galactic Railroad”
Night on the Galactic Railroad is a Japanese fantasy novel written by Kenji Miyazawa around 1927. It was published in 1934 as part of the Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa series by Bunpodō. The story is divided into nine chapters and exists in four known versions, with the last one being the most well-known. The novel is often translated with different titles, such as Milky Way Railroad or Night Train to the Stars. It remains a classic in Japanese literature. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)