Narrator Brian Nishii joins AudioFile’s Robin Whitten to discuss Genzaburo Yoshino’s HOW DO YOU LIVE?, a Japanese classic from 1937 with a new translation by Bruno Navasky. Named one of AudioFile’s Best Children & Family Listening audiobooks, HOW DO YOU LIVE? remains surprisingly relevant today, intertwining the adventures of a young teenager with philosophical conversations with his beloved uncle. Nishii tells listeners about the challenges of bringing this title to a contemporary audience, his approach to narrating audiobooks for younger listeners, and more.

Read AudioFile’s review of the audiobook at audiofilemagazine.com. Published by Recorded Books.

AudioFile’s 2022 Best Children’ & Family Listening:

A IS FOR OBOE: THE ORCHESTRA'S ALPHABET by Lera Auerbach, Marilyn Nelson, read by Thomas Quasthoff

A DIFFERENT POND by Bao Phi, read by Bao Phi

EYES THAT SPEAK TO THE STARS by Joanna Ho, read by Justin Chien

HOW DO YOU LIVE? by Genzaburo Yoshino, Bruno Navasky [Trans.], Neil Gaiman [Fore.], read by Brian Nishii

THE LAST MAPMAKER by Christina Soontornvat, read by Sura Siu

WINNIE-THE-POOH by A.A. Milne, read by Barbara Rosenblat

For the full list of 2022 Best Audiobooks, visit: audiofilemagazine.com

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