Eiko Kadono





Eiko Kadono

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Eiko Kadono is a Japanese author of children's literature, picture books, non-fiction and essays in Shōwa and Heisei period Japan. Kadono was born in Tokyo, 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 nonfiction story called Brazil and My Friend Luizinho based on her experience at that time, about a Brazilian boy who loves dancing samba. This was her maiden work, but it was not published until... 1970. 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 19...more


Average rating: 3.64 · 185 ratings · 40 reviews · 21 distinct works
Kiki's Delivery Service
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Kiki consegne a domicilio
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985
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Seri Little Ghost: Aku Ingi...
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979
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Kiki La Petite Sorcière
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004
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Sarada De Genki
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005
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Seri Little Ghost: Pizza-Pa...
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981
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Seri Little Ghost: Acchi di...
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001
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