What year was the writer of "The Celestial Railroad" born?
Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne ( ; born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer.
Night on the Galactic Railroad Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜 , Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru ) , sometimes translated as Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars, or Fantasy Railroad In The Stars, is a classic Japanese fantasy novel by Kenji Miyazawa written around 1927. The nine-chapter novel was posthumously published in 1934 as part of "Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa" Vol. 3 (『宮沢賢治全集』第三巻 ) published by Bunpodō (文圃堂 ) . Four versions are known to be in existence, with the last one being the most famous among Japanese readers.