Eiko Kadono
| Eiko Kadono | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 角野 栄子 |
| Born |
January 1, 1935 (age 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Notable works | Kiki's Delivery Service |
Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子 Kadono Eiko) Eiko Watanabe (渡辺英子 Watanabe Eiko, born January 1, 1935) is a Japanese author of children's literature, picture books, non-fiction, and essays in Shōwa and Heisei period in Japan. Her most famous work Kiki's Delivery Service, released in 1985, was made into an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki, and spawned a series of sequel novels.
Biography
Kadono was born in Tokyo, Japan, and attended the Nihon Fukushi University in Aichi Prefecture, followed by a degree in English literature from Waseda University. After graduation in 1960 at the age of 25, she emigrated to Brazil where she spent two years. She wrote a non-fiction story called Brazil and My Friend Luizinho (Ruijinnyo shōnen, Burajiru o tazunete), based on her experience at that time, about a Brazilian boy who loves dancing samba. Brazil was released in 1970.[1]
Most of her works are books for children. Her first successful children's book, published Ôdorabô Bula Bula shi (The Robber Bla-Bla), was published in 1981.[2] In 1985, she published the children's novel Majo no Takkyūbin (魔女の宅急便?, Kiki's Delivery Service) , about a young witch-in-training who starts a delivery service in a seaside town of Koriko. The book received several awards, including the Noma Prize for Children’s Literature, the Shogakukan Children’s Publication Culture Award, and the IBBY Honor List.[1] It was adapted into a film by Hayao Miyazaki in 1989 and became arguably one of his most popular films.[3] The book was also adapted into a live-action film in 2014 directed by Takashi Shimizu of The Grudge fame.[4] She has written five sequels for Kiki's.[5][6]
Works
- Kiki's Delivery Service novels
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1985)
- Majo no Takkyūbin 2: Kiki to Atarashii Mahō (魔女の宅急便その2 キキと新しい魔法 Witch's Express Home Delivery 2: Kiki and Her New Magic) (1993)
- Majo no Takkyūbin 3: Kiki to mō Hitori no Majo (魔女の宅急便その3 キキともうひとりの魔女 Witch's Express Home Delivery 3: Kiki and the Other Witch) (2000)
- Majo no Takkyūbin 4: Kiki no Koi (魔女の宅急便その4 キキの恋 Witch's Express Home Delivery 4: Kiki's Love) (2004)
- Majo no Takkyūbin 5: Mahō no Tomarigi (魔女の宅急便その5 魔法の止まり木 Witch's Express Home Delivery 5: Perch of Magic) (2007)
- Majo no Takkyūbin 6: Sorezore no Tabidachi (魔女の宅急便その6 それぞれの旅立ち Witch's Express Home Delivery 6: Each and Every Departure) (2009)
- Other works
- Aku Ingin Makan Spageti (1979)
- Grandpa's Soup (1989), with illustrator Satomi Ichikawa[7]
- Sarada De Genki (2005)
References
- 1 2 "J'Lit - Authors : Eiko Kadono - Books from Japan". booksfromjapan.jp. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Hunt, Peter; Ray, Sheila G. Bannister (1996). "Japan". International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. 1 (1 ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 841. ISBN 0-415-08856-9.
- ↑ IGN Movies (5 August 2014). "The Top 10 Miyazaki Movies". IGN. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Maggie Lee. "'Kiki's Delivery Service' Review: Stick to Miyazaki - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ ""Kiki's Delivery Service" (the book) is a pretty magical read". jimhillmedia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Casey Baseel (3 March 2014). "Our impressions from the live-action Kiki's Delivery Service film - RocketNews24". RocketNews24. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Children's Book Review: Grandpa's Soup by Eiko Kadono, Author, Satomi Ichikawa, Illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8028-5195-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.