Anna's Saturn
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Masuda Miribyo's coming-of-age novelA novel that highlights Masuda Miri's unique calm and affectionate gaze.
The book tells the story of Anna, a troubled middle school student, and her space nerd brother who offers solutions to Anna's worries from a vast cosmic perspective.
A work that makes us all, still growing up, look back on the countless firsts we've forgotten and the shining hearts we hold.December 24, 2021. Novel/Poetry PD Park Hyung-wook
Discovering sparkle in the ordinary, Masuda Miri's first full-length novel!
Do you remember your innocent mind, pondering the meaning of the universe?
Author Masuda Miri, who has been loved by many readers for her affectionate and calm stories that look at the world while depicting delicate emotions that can easily be overlooked in everyday life through works such as “Today’s Life” and “Into the Forest on the Weekend,” has now published a full-length novel that broadens the genre and deals with “the universe and everyday life.”
Set in 2008, the year of the 15-year cycle in which Saturn's rings are no longer visible, this film tells the story of Anna, a troubled middle school student living on the outskirts of Tokyo, and her space nerd brother who offers solutions to her worries from a vast cosmic perspective.
Reading Masuda Miri's "cosmic growth novel," which captures Anna's fourteen-year-old life, where she takes another step forward even in moments of sway, gives me the feeling of looking up at the night sky whenever a small problem arises in my daily life and receiving warm encouragement that makes me feel like I can continue to walk through life.
You are just one star in the vast universe.
To you, who are like that, we present a heart-warming novel filled with pure hearts that shine as brightly as the starry sky, telling us that even the most shaky moments of our childhood sparkled.
Do you remember your innocent mind, pondering the meaning of the universe?
Author Masuda Miri, who has been loved by many readers for her affectionate and calm stories that look at the world while depicting delicate emotions that can easily be overlooked in everyday life through works such as “Today’s Life” and “Into the Forest on the Weekend,” has now published a full-length novel that broadens the genre and deals with “the universe and everyday life.”
Set in 2008, the year of the 15-year cycle in which Saturn's rings are no longer visible, this film tells the story of Anna, a troubled middle school student living on the outskirts of Tokyo, and her space nerd brother who offers solutions to her worries from a vast cosmic perspective.
Reading Masuda Miri's "cosmic growth novel," which captures Anna's fourteen-year-old life, where she takes another step forward even in moments of sway, gives me the feeling of looking up at the night sky whenever a small problem arises in my daily life and receiving warm encouragement that makes me feel like I can continue to walk through life.
You are just one star in the vast universe.
To you, who are like that, we present a heart-warming novel filled with pure hearts that shine as brightly as the starry sky, telling us that even the most shaky moments of our childhood sparkled.
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Chapter 1 The Day Saturn's Rings Disappeared
Chapter 2: A Good Pluto
Chapter 3: Purple Sunset
Chapter 4: Because the asteroid didn't hit today
Chapter 5: The Moon and the Planetarium
Chapter 6: The Air of the Night Sky
Chapter 2: A Good Pluto
Chapter 3: Purple Sunset
Chapter 4: Because the asteroid didn't hit today
Chapter 5: The Moon and the Planetarium
Chapter 6: The Air of the Night Sky
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“The Earth has only one moon, but Jupiter has over sixty satellites.
“If you look up at the sky from Jupiter, there will be a lot of moons, so the night sky will look really amazing.”
My brother's voice, when he talked about space, was always fluffy and cheerful, like a freshly fried donut.
--- p.7
I didn't understand when I was young, but as an adult, you gradually come to understand things.
I'm now fourteen years old.
It has grown to the point where it can connect various circumstances that occur in different places in space and time.
--- p.8
“In the 13.7 billion years since the universe was created, no two nights have been the same.
The sky I look up at now is different from the sky tomorrow, and the sky tomorrow will be different from the sky the day after tomorrow.
If I thought I could see a new sky every day, I would rather look at Earth's sky for as long as possible than see a Martian sunset once.”
--- p.25~26
Middle school seems to lack air.
It's as if all the children were put into an empty plastic bottle and the lid was tightly closed.
--- p.33
We are playing fourteen-year-old girls.
To behave well in the world outside of school.
Whenever I see a cat walking down an alley, avoiding danger, I often think that the cat is somehow similar to me now.
--- p.43
If everyone is alone, no one is lonely.
Because everyone is lonely.
If that happens, Nodachi won't be bothered anymore.
--- p.46
“Brother, I want to go very far.
Like space? I'd rather live on another planet.
“Like Jupiter.”
--- p.48
"not.
The universe is so vast, yet we feel so suffocated.
But this is also a great miracle.”
--- p.50
Why do things we hate last longer than things we like?
No matter how many enjoyable things there are, if there is just one thing you hate, that feels even heavier.
--- p.143~144
Mizuho is next to me.
We are both fourteen years old.
This is less than a 'moment' compared to the age of the Earth, which is 4.6 billion years, but still, we can firmly believe that it is absolutely not zero.
--- p.153
The stars rolled across the night sky like star candies spilling out of a bag.
A pure white star, a star that appears red.
I once heard from my brother that the red star is a star that will soon die.
I prayed that no star would leave this world tonight.
--- p.190
“But no.
When I look at the night sky like this, I think about this.
“I think my desire to tell others about the beautiful star I saw today is greater than my desire to unravel the mysteries of the universe.”
--- p.192
The stars shone in the night sky.
The air touching my palm was the universe itself, stretching far into the distance.
I jumped up and down on the spot.
Here it is, here it is, please find it.
“If you look up at the sky from Jupiter, there will be a lot of moons, so the night sky will look really amazing.”
My brother's voice, when he talked about space, was always fluffy and cheerful, like a freshly fried donut.
--- p.7
I didn't understand when I was young, but as an adult, you gradually come to understand things.
I'm now fourteen years old.
It has grown to the point where it can connect various circumstances that occur in different places in space and time.
--- p.8
“In the 13.7 billion years since the universe was created, no two nights have been the same.
The sky I look up at now is different from the sky tomorrow, and the sky tomorrow will be different from the sky the day after tomorrow.
If I thought I could see a new sky every day, I would rather look at Earth's sky for as long as possible than see a Martian sunset once.”
--- p.25~26
Middle school seems to lack air.
It's as if all the children were put into an empty plastic bottle and the lid was tightly closed.
--- p.33
We are playing fourteen-year-old girls.
To behave well in the world outside of school.
Whenever I see a cat walking down an alley, avoiding danger, I often think that the cat is somehow similar to me now.
--- p.43
If everyone is alone, no one is lonely.
Because everyone is lonely.
If that happens, Nodachi won't be bothered anymore.
--- p.46
“Brother, I want to go very far.
Like space? I'd rather live on another planet.
“Like Jupiter.”
--- p.48
"not.
The universe is so vast, yet we feel so suffocated.
But this is also a great miracle.”
--- p.50
Why do things we hate last longer than things we like?
No matter how many enjoyable things there are, if there is just one thing you hate, that feels even heavier.
--- p.143~144
Mizuho is next to me.
We are both fourteen years old.
This is less than a 'moment' compared to the age of the Earth, which is 4.6 billion years, but still, we can firmly believe that it is absolutely not zero.
--- p.153
The stars rolled across the night sky like star candies spilling out of a bag.
A pure white star, a star that appears red.
I once heard from my brother that the red star is a star that will soon die.
I prayed that no star would leave this world tonight.
--- p.190
“But no.
When I look at the night sky like this, I think about this.
“I think my desire to tell others about the beautiful star I saw today is greater than my desire to unravel the mysteries of the universe.”
--- p.192
The stars shone in the night sky.
The air touching my palm was the universe itself, stretching far into the distance.
I jumped up and down on the spot.
Here it is, here it is, please find it.
--- p.194
Publisher's Review
★Masuda Miri's first full-length novel!★
“The universe also grows.
Anna and I are fourteen years old and we too
“I’m slowly becoming an adult.”
Han Mi-hwa (children's book critic)
Author Masuda Miri, who has been loved by many readers for her affectionate and calm stories that look at the world while depicting delicate emotions that can easily be overlooked in everyday life through works such as “Today’s Life” and “Into the Forest on the Weekend,” has now expanded the genre and published a full-length novel based on the theme of “the universe and everyday life.”
Set in 2008, the year of the 15-year cycle in which Saturn's rings are no longer visible, this film tells the story of Anna, a troubled middle school student living on the outskirts of Tokyo, and her space nerd brother who offers solutions to her worries from a vast cosmic perspective.
Reading Masuda Miri's "cosmic growth novel," which captures Anna's fourteen-year-old life, where she takes another step forward even in moments of sway, gives me the feeling of looking up at the night sky whenever a small problem arises in my daily life and receiving warm encouragement that makes me feel like I can continue to walk through life.
You are just one star in the vast universe.
To you, who are like that, we present a heart-warming novel filled with pure hearts that shine as brightly as the starry sky, telling us that even the most shaky moments of our childhood sparkled.
The stars shone in the night sky.
The air touching my palm was the universe itself, stretching far into the distance.
I jumped up and down on the spot.
Here it is, here it is, please find it.
_Page 194
“Everyone has completely forgotten.
“When I was fourteen.”
Our gentle and transparent first moments as we grow into adults
Reading about the meticulous daily life of fourteen-year-old Anna brings back vivid memories of my middle school days, which I had vaguely forgotten.
The strange feeling of not being my own when I was lying in the infirmary, the secret crush on a senior I couldn't even have a proper conversation with, the suffocating tension of middle school when I was alone and isolated from the group, and the feelings I had when I sometimes had to act like a cheerful fourteen-year-old schoolgirl to meet adults' expectations.
Scenes in the novel awaken long-forgotten senses and invite readers into another universe.
“I think there are probably very few adults who wanted to be adults.
“I think everyone was quite surprised when they started calling me an adult without even realizing it.”
_Page 72 of the text
In Masuda Miri's universe, we smile at the pure 'first' hearts.
It was my first time being honest and I was lucky enough to be happy, but at the same time, it was my first time being honest and I had to endure the pain with all my heart.
When I see scenes depicting the rich and colorful emotions of a fourteen-year-old, I am surprised at how far Masuda Miri, now a mid-career writer, can understand the emotional realm.
Masuda Miri, who does not draw a line between the minds of adults and children, and says that all adults may have a “childlike mind,” and that “there may not be anyone who is all an adult,” has once again captured the broad spectrum of the mind that we have been missing in her characteristically calm tone.
“Is there anything that changes the moment you become an adult?”
“It’s a moment.
Well, I don't think I'll become an adult overnight, right?"
_Page 83
“Our hearts are full enough to overflow with Mercury, the full moon, and the rings of Saturn.”
Masuda Miri shares the wonders of the universe and our uniqueness.
When was the last time you thought seriously about space?
The universe, an endless space containing infinite time and all things.
I've certainly wondered about it before, but at some point, worrying about the existence of the universe became a luxury.
To those who ask what the meaning of the universe is in this complex world, and what use is worrying about such things when even today's work is difficult, Masuda Miri answers, "The death of stars may have nothing to do with us," but "I think it would be okay to live while talking about the starry sky I saw tonight with someone."
“In this sky, there are stars that die tonight and stars that are born now.
It may not have anything to do with us, but still.
“Don’t you think it would be okay to live with someone and talk about the starry sky we saw tonight?”
_Page 192 of the text
Anna's brother's unexpected space story that intrudes into her daily life may sound absurd, but it opens a new door for Anna to see the world.
When Anna feels sorry for Nodachi, who is bullied at school, her brother brings up the story of Pluto and reminds her that “even though Pluto was kicked out of the planet, it’s still a star, so I don’t think it’ll be any different.” Anna says that “it’s good that stars can stay still,” unlike people who have to suffer pain every day. He tells her that all stars and all things in the universe are constantly moving, and that Saturn, which orbits and does its part even though it’s hard, is proof of this by the fact that its rings disappear from Earth in a 15-year cycle.
In Masuda Miri's novels, the story of everyday life and the universe continues in this way, telling us that even the universe, which feels eternal, has beginnings and changes, and that our existence as a nation is also created by countless coincidences.
Isn't experiencing these seemingly obvious yet forgotten feelings and phenomena one of the reasons we read novels? Reading Anna's Saturn, we realize that in this vast expanse of space and eternity of time, we are merely fleeting beings, yet at the same time, we realize that each of us is a miraculous being, akin to the universe itself.
And Masuda Miri's star-like consolation, which hopes that we will live without forgetting that fact, reaches us, the only stars in the universe.
“Just because we've solved some of the mysteries of the universe doesn't mean it will help us or not.
“Still, it’s great that you hold the desire to know so sublime, regardless of whether it will help or not.”
_Page 101 of the text
“The universe also grows.
Anna and I are fourteen years old and we too
“I’m slowly becoming an adult.”
Han Mi-hwa (children's book critic)
Author Masuda Miri, who has been loved by many readers for her affectionate and calm stories that look at the world while depicting delicate emotions that can easily be overlooked in everyday life through works such as “Today’s Life” and “Into the Forest on the Weekend,” has now expanded the genre and published a full-length novel based on the theme of “the universe and everyday life.”
Set in 2008, the year of the 15-year cycle in which Saturn's rings are no longer visible, this film tells the story of Anna, a troubled middle school student living on the outskirts of Tokyo, and her space nerd brother who offers solutions to her worries from a vast cosmic perspective.
Reading Masuda Miri's "cosmic growth novel," which captures Anna's fourteen-year-old life, where she takes another step forward even in moments of sway, gives me the feeling of looking up at the night sky whenever a small problem arises in my daily life and receiving warm encouragement that makes me feel like I can continue to walk through life.
You are just one star in the vast universe.
To you, who are like that, we present a heart-warming novel filled with pure hearts that shine as brightly as the starry sky, telling us that even the most shaky moments of our childhood sparkled.
The stars shone in the night sky.
The air touching my palm was the universe itself, stretching far into the distance.
I jumped up and down on the spot.
Here it is, here it is, please find it.
_Page 194
“Everyone has completely forgotten.
“When I was fourteen.”
Our gentle and transparent first moments as we grow into adults
Reading about the meticulous daily life of fourteen-year-old Anna brings back vivid memories of my middle school days, which I had vaguely forgotten.
The strange feeling of not being my own when I was lying in the infirmary, the secret crush on a senior I couldn't even have a proper conversation with, the suffocating tension of middle school when I was alone and isolated from the group, and the feelings I had when I sometimes had to act like a cheerful fourteen-year-old schoolgirl to meet adults' expectations.
Scenes in the novel awaken long-forgotten senses and invite readers into another universe.
“I think there are probably very few adults who wanted to be adults.
“I think everyone was quite surprised when they started calling me an adult without even realizing it.”
_Page 72 of the text
In Masuda Miri's universe, we smile at the pure 'first' hearts.
It was my first time being honest and I was lucky enough to be happy, but at the same time, it was my first time being honest and I had to endure the pain with all my heart.
When I see scenes depicting the rich and colorful emotions of a fourteen-year-old, I am surprised at how far Masuda Miri, now a mid-career writer, can understand the emotional realm.
Masuda Miri, who does not draw a line between the minds of adults and children, and says that all adults may have a “childlike mind,” and that “there may not be anyone who is all an adult,” has once again captured the broad spectrum of the mind that we have been missing in her characteristically calm tone.
“Is there anything that changes the moment you become an adult?”
“It’s a moment.
Well, I don't think I'll become an adult overnight, right?"
_Page 83
“Our hearts are full enough to overflow with Mercury, the full moon, and the rings of Saturn.”
Masuda Miri shares the wonders of the universe and our uniqueness.
When was the last time you thought seriously about space?
The universe, an endless space containing infinite time and all things.
I've certainly wondered about it before, but at some point, worrying about the existence of the universe became a luxury.
To those who ask what the meaning of the universe is in this complex world, and what use is worrying about such things when even today's work is difficult, Masuda Miri answers, "The death of stars may have nothing to do with us," but "I think it would be okay to live while talking about the starry sky I saw tonight with someone."
“In this sky, there are stars that die tonight and stars that are born now.
It may not have anything to do with us, but still.
“Don’t you think it would be okay to live with someone and talk about the starry sky we saw tonight?”
_Page 192 of the text
Anna's brother's unexpected space story that intrudes into her daily life may sound absurd, but it opens a new door for Anna to see the world.
When Anna feels sorry for Nodachi, who is bullied at school, her brother brings up the story of Pluto and reminds her that “even though Pluto was kicked out of the planet, it’s still a star, so I don’t think it’ll be any different.” Anna says that “it’s good that stars can stay still,” unlike people who have to suffer pain every day. He tells her that all stars and all things in the universe are constantly moving, and that Saturn, which orbits and does its part even though it’s hard, is proof of this by the fact that its rings disappear from Earth in a 15-year cycle.
In Masuda Miri's novels, the story of everyday life and the universe continues in this way, telling us that even the universe, which feels eternal, has beginnings and changes, and that our existence as a nation is also created by countless coincidences.
Isn't experiencing these seemingly obvious yet forgotten feelings and phenomena one of the reasons we read novels? Reading Anna's Saturn, we realize that in this vast expanse of space and eternity of time, we are merely fleeting beings, yet at the same time, we realize that each of us is a miraculous being, akin to the universe itself.
And Masuda Miri's star-like consolation, which hopes that we will live without forgetting that fact, reaches us, the only stars in the universe.
“Just because we've solved some of the mysteries of the universe doesn't mean it will help us or not.
“Still, it’s great that you hold the desire to know so sublime, regardless of whether it will help or not.”
_Page 101 of the text
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: December 23, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 196 pages | 264g | 128*188*11mm
- ISBN13: 9791190582568
- ISBN10: 1190582562
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