Nahoko Uehashi
Author of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
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- Legal name
- 上橋 菜穂子
- Other names
- UEHASHI, Nahoko
Nahoko UEHASHI, - Birthdate
- 1962-07-15
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Awards and honors
- 巌谷小波文芸賞 (第25回 ∙ 2002)
小学館児童出版文化賞 (第52回 ∙ 2003)
Hans Christian Andersen Award (2014)
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- Works
- 41
- Members
- 1,285
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- Rating
- 3.9
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- 67
- ISBNs
- 103
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- 7
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Elin looses her father, then her mother at a young age, and the latter of which in a very traumatic way by wild Toda, giant dragon like creatures. Her mother had loved and cared for the “tamed” war Toda of her village, and yet when something happens to some of them, she is accused and led to this awful fate. But looking back on these final moments with her mother combined with what she has learned in the past and continues to learn in the present, Elin begins to uncover secrets about her mother’s people, the giant beasts called Toda and the Royal Beasts, and how the kingdom is manipulating beasts for political agendas. Elin is able to interact with the beasts in ways that no one has seen before and therefore unwittingly gains the interest of the rulers of the kingdom. While she doesn’t want to get tangled up in politics and just wants to be able to learn more about the beasts and grow her bond with them, she may not have much of a choice.
I saw someone make a comparison of this storyline to Studio Ghibli movies and I could agree with that, it is very focused on humans’ interaction with our land and the other living creatures who inhabit it and how we are similar to and differ from these creatures. Of course, when looking at such a connection, we see both the dark and light sides and there is a lot about the selfishness and blind ambition of humanity but also about those humans that stand against that darkness no matter what. I could see Elin being a main character in a Ghibli movie.… (more)