Eiko Kadono

Eiko Kadono is a Japanese children’s author. She studied English at Waseda University and spent two years in Brazil after completing her studies. In 1985, she published the novel Kiki’s Delivery Service, which was adapted into a film by Hayao Miyazaki in 1989 and became internationally known. Kadono received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018. Her works have been translated into English, French, Korean, Italian, Chinese, and other languages.