MORIBITO (Guardian) Short Story Collection

The Wanderer

by Nahoko Uehashi

illus. by Makiko Futaki

Tanda, a sensitive eleven-year-old boy, adores Balsa, who is drifting about with her stepfather, fleeing from a plot against them. They try to find out about a curse in the village and discover the painful secret of a dead wastrel A collection of prequel stories to the popular ‘MORIBITO (Guardian)’ series.

22 x 16 cm, 366 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published April 2008

Rights sold: 

• China