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"Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous — and almost certainly most
beloved — literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days.
At 91, she’s still writing every day and hasn’t stopped loving the color pink,
dressing up or believing in the magic of books.
“Kiki’s Delivery Service,” which was first published in 1985 and turned into a
1989 animation film by Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli, is among 200 books she
has written.
“I never tire of writing,” she told
The Associated Press at her home in the
picturesque seaside town of Kamakura, south of Tokyo.
With a little pink gate, the house is filled with books, pink chairs and her
collection of animal figures.
“I’m probably a child at heart,” Kadono says with a small laugh.
Wearing her signature boldly framed glasses, Kadono is dressed in a colorful
smock that her daughter designs especially for her.
She explains proudly that the sleeves are elastic at the wrists so they can be
pulled up easily when she writes.
These days, she uses a keyboard, punching the keys slowly, one at a time. But
when she is creating a story, it still all starts with writing by hand. She
also draws pictures.
“I want to write so that the reader can visualize what I am writing,” she said.
“I love to write.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
