Kōkun - The Girl from the West

A propos de l'auteur

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Nahoko Uehashi earned a PhD in cultural anthropology at Rikkyo University, focusing on Indigenous Australian cultures. She taught at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, later becoming a senior fellow, and has been Professor Emeritus since 2025.

Her debut novel, Seirei no Ki, was published during graduate school. She is best known for the Moribito series, The Beast Player, The Deer King, and Kōkun. Her books have sold over 11.5 million copies, inspired multiple adaptations, and been widely translated. She received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award in 2014.
Cathy Hirano is a translator of Japanese fiction for young adults. Born and raised in Canada, Hirano moved to Kyoto, Japan, in 1978 as an English teacher. She became a freelance translator in 1987, and is the translator for the English editions of Uehashi’s Moribito novels. Hirano currently resides in Shikoku, Japan.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nahoko Uehashi
• Collaboration: Hirano Cathy (Traduction)
• Edition: Europa Editions
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 12.01.2026
• EAN: 9781787706095
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-609-5
• Thème: The Girl from the West
• Catégories: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Royalty, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy