Mildred L. Batchelder Award
2 appearances
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Edition 41 (2009) Winner
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Edition 42 (2010) Nominee
Nahoko Uehashi
うえはし なほこ
Uehashi Nahoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-07-15 （Tokyo）
- Nationality
- 日本, Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Ethnologist
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawamura Gakuen Women's University | — | Ethnology | PhD | — | Japan |
Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
Ethnology
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Japan
PhD focusing on the Yamatji
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize | Guardian of the Spirit | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Noma Children's Literature award | Beyond the Fox Whistle | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award | Guardian of the Spirit | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Hans Christian Andersen Award | — | ライター賞 | International Board on Books for Young People | 受賞 |
Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize
1996
Work:
Guardian of the Spirit
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Noma Children's Literature award
2004
Work:
Beyond the Fox Whistle
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award
1996
Work:
Guardian of the Spirit
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
2009
Work:
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Hans Christian Andersen Award
2014
Category:
ライター賞
Organization:
International Board on Books for Young People
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
1996 FantasyA guardian protects a prince from evil spirits in a fantasy world.
SpiritsProtectionGrowth
Adaptations
- [Anime] Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)
- [Radio drama] Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Translations
- English: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (trans. Cathy Hirano)
The Beast Player
2006 FantasyA girl who plays beasts in a fantasy world of war and politics.
BeastsPeaceWar
Adaptations
- [Anime] The Beast Player Erin (2009)
- [Manga] The Beast Player
Translations
- English: The Beast Player (trans. Cathy Hirano)
The Deer King
2014 FantasyA king fights a plague in a fantasy setting.
PlagueRevengeSurvival
Translations
- English: The Deer King (trans. Cathy Hirano)
Bibliography
- The Sacred Tree
- O God, Sleep Ye in The Forest of Moon
- Guardian of the Spirit
- Guardian of the Darkness
- The Beast Player
- Beyond the Fox Whistle
- The Deer King
- The Backyard Aborigines
Adaptations
- Moribito anime (2007)
- The Beast Player anime (2009)
Translations of Works
- Moribito series (English by Cathy Hirano)
- The Beast Player (English by Cathy Hirano)
- The Deer King (English by Cathy Hirano)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich imaginationSophisticated formMythology-based
- Recurring Motifs
- GuardiansBeastsMythologyHuman reality
Legacy
Internationally acclaimed fantasy writer for children, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Award. Highly popular in Japan for YA fantasy.
In Popular Culture
- Moribito series adapted into popular anime.
Quotes
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Uehashi tells stories that are replete with imagination, culture and the beauty of a sophisticated process and form. Her literary subjects are based on ancient Japanese mythology and science-fiction fantasy that are deeply rooted in human reality.
Source: IBBY jury (2014)
Trivia
- Studied Yamatji indigenous Australians for PhD.
- Alumna of Rikkyo University.