by Katherine Paterson · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434895553
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Muna's mother has died, and the young man decides to travel to the capital in search of his father, a samurai. All he knows about him is that he has a chrysanthemum tattoo on his left shoulder. This novel by Katherine Paterson, set in 19th century Japan, explores themes of affection and blood ties, immersing the reader in an adventure full of discoveries and self-knowledge.
Katherine Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia (1977), which won the Newbery Medal in 1978. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998 and for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in children's literature. Also for her body of work she was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2007 and the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association in 2013. She was the second US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2010 and 2011.
