Eto Mori
Eto Mori is a Japanese novelist focusing on children's and young adult literature. She has been described as "one of the most celebrated female writers of fiction in Japan today".
Mori was born in Tokyo, and graduated from the Japan Juvenile Education College and Waseda University. She released her debut novel, Rizumu, in 1990, winning the Kodansha Award of Children's Literature for Newcomers. Her other works include Uchu no minashigo, Tsuki no fune, and Kazeni maiagaru biniru shito. Her 1998 novel Karafuru has been adapted into three films, and the four-volume series Daibu!! has been adapted into a manga series, a feature film and an anime television series.
