Eiko Kadono
, real name , 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. In 2018, she won the
Hans Christian Andersen Award. Currently, she serves as a guest professor at the
Nihon Fukushi University in
Aichi Prefecture.
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