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{{nihongo|'''Eiko Kadono'''|角野 栄子|Kadono Eiko}}, real name {{nihongo|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. Her most famous work ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service (novel)|Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', released in 1985, was made into an anime film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], and spawned a series of sequel novels. In 2018, she won the [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]]. Currently, she serves as a guest professor at the [[Nihon Fukushi University]] in [[Aichi Prefecture]].

==Biography==

=== Early life and education ===
Kadono was born in Tokyo, Japan. As a child during the [[World War II]], she was evacuated to North Japan.<ref name="bbc_11_April_2018" /> She attended and graduated with 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.

=== Career ===
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.<ref name="books from japan">{{cite web|url=http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/817-eiko-kadono|title=J'Lit - Authors : Eiko Kadono - Books from Japan|work=booksfromjapan.jp|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=3 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603160233/http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/817-eiko-kadono|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kadono stated that living through World War II sparked her rebellious nature and had a profound impact on the way she viewed the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/08/17/books/lifelong-rebellion-eiko-kadono/#.XcMpYTNKiUk |title = The lifelong rebellion of children's author Eiko Kadono {{!}} The Japan Times| date=17 August 2019 }}</ref>

She has published almost two hundred works, mainly books for children, including picture books and prose works for older children, as well as essay collections.<ref name=bbc_11_April_2018 /> Her first successful children's book, published ''Ôdorabô Bula Bula shi'' (''The Robber Bla-Bla''), was published in 1981.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Children'slit">{{cite encyclopedia|first=Peter|last=Hunt|author2=Ray, Sheila G. Bannister|title=Japan|encyclopedia=International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature|edition=1|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|year=1996|volume=1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/internationalcom00hunt_0/page/841 841]|isbn=0-415-08856-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalcom00hunt_0/page/841}}</ref> In 1985, she published the children's novel ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service (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.<ref name="books from japan"/> It was adapted into a film by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] in 1989 and became one of his most popular films.<ref name=bbc_11_April_2018 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/05/top-10-miyazaki-movies|title=The Top 10 Miyazaki Movies|author=IGN Movies|date=5 August 2014|work=IGN|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref> The book was also adapted into a [[Kiki's Delivery Service (2014 film)|live-action film]] in 2014, directed by [[Takashi Shimizu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/asia/film-review-kikis-delivery-service-1201121673/|title='Kiki's Delivery Service' Review: Stick to Miyazaki - Variety|author=Maggie Lee|work=Variety| date=March 2014 |access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref> She has written eight sequels and prequels to ''Kiki{{'}}s''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/alumni1/b/michael_howe/archive/2003/05/22/1389.aspx|title="Kiki's Delivery Service" (the book) is a pretty magical read|work=jimhillmedia.com| date=21 May 2003 |access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/03/our-impressions-from-the-live-action-kikis-delivery-service-film/|title=Our impressions from the live-action Kiki's Delivery Service film - RocketNews24|author=Casey Baseel|date=3 March 2014|work=RocketNews24|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref>

==Selected bibliography==
===''Kiki's Delivery Service''===
*{{Nihongo|''[[Kiki's Delivery Service (novel)|Kiki's Delivery Service]]''|魔女の宅急便その||{{lit}} ''Witch's Express Home Delivery''}} (1985)
*{{Nihongo|''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)
*{{Nihongo|''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)
*{{Nihongo|''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)
*{{Nihongo|''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)
*{{Nihongo|''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)
*{{Nihongo|''Majo no Takkyūbin Tokubetsu-hen: Kiki ni Deatta Hitobito''|魔女の宅急便 特別編 キキに出会った人びと|Witch's Express Home Delivery Special Edition: People who met Kiki}} (2016)
*{{Nihongo|''Majo no Takkyūbin Tokubetsu-hen 2: Kiki to Jiji''|魔女の宅急便 特別編その2 キキとジジ|Witch's Express Home Delivery Special Edition 2: Kiki and Jiji}} (2017) 
*{{Nihongo|''Majo no Takkyūbin Tokubetsu-hen 3: Keke to Hanbun Majo''|魔女の宅急便 特別編その3 ケケと半分魔女|Witch's Express Home Delivery Special Edition 3: Keke and the Half Witch}} (2022)

===Stand-alone===
*''Spagetti ga Tabete Iyo'' (1979)
*''Grandpa's Soup'' (1989), with illustrator [[Satomi Ichikawa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-5195-6|title=Children's Book Review: Grandpa's Soup by Eiko Kadono|work=PublishersWeekly.com| date=October 1999 |access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref>
*''Sarada De Genki'' (2005)

==Awards==
Kadono won the 2018 [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] for Writing.<ref name=HCAA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibby.org/news-calendar/media-releases/2018-hcaa-winners/ |title=2018 HCAA Winners |publisher=[[International Board on Books for Young People]] |date=26 March 2018  |access-date=11 April 2018 }}</ref><ref name=bbc_11_April_2018>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43615481 |title=The 'good witch' who wrote Japanese classic Kiki's Delivery Service |publisher=BBC |date=11 April 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> The judges described her work as having "an ineffable charm, compassion, and élan" and praised her inspirational female characters as "singularly self-determining and enterprising."<ref name=HCAA /><ref name=asahi2018>{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201809020033.html|title=Kadono honored for books with inspiring female characters|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|first=Yasusaburo|last=Nakamura|date=2 September 2018|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110159/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201809020033.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
* {{Official website|http://kiki-jiji.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/817-eiko-kadono J'Lit | Authors : Eiko Kadono | Books from Japan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603160233/http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/817-eiko-kadono |date=2016-06-03 }}

{{Hans Christian Andersen Medal}}

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