Uehashi, Nahoko. Moribito; guardian of the spirit.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

Kliatt | July 1, 2008| | Copyright

UEHASHI, Nahoko. Moribito; guardian of the spirit. Trans. by Cathy Hirano. Scholastic. 248p. c2008. 978-0-545-00542-5. $17.99. JS*

This is the first publication in English of Uehashi's first book in the Moribito series, which has already been published as a manga series and has been made into an animated TV show. In an afterward, the author explains how the idea of the series first came to her 12 years ago, and in the interim, she has written 10 books in all. It has been enormously successful in Japan, and we hope to have all the books translated into English and ...

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