"Due farfalle si levano in volo da una crepa della stele.
Volteggiano insieme verso il cielo luminoso." ( )

LOS AMANTES MARIPOSA

Una leyenda oriental sobre la lucha contra el destino de unos jòvenes enamorados.

Maoko est amoureuse mais elle a été promise à un homme qu'elle n'aime pas...

When Naoko's father tells her she has been promised to a man as his future wife, she makes her way to Kyoto dressed as a man so she can study literature and write haikus. She becomes best friends with another students, Kamo, who doesn't know she's a woman. This story about star-crossed lovers is based on a Japanese popular legend and the stortelling here left something to be desired, but once again, the illustrations and quality of the book make it well worth the detour. ( )