Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and it won the Phoenix Award twenty years later, recognising its rise from relative obscurity. It was adapted into a 2004 animated film of the same name, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Howl's Moving Castle is the first novel in the series of books called the Howl Series. This series also includes Castle in the Air, published in 1990, and House of Many Ways, published in 2008. WorldCat reports that Howl's Moving Castle is the author's work most widely held in participating libraries, followed by its first sequel Castle in the Air. For the idea Jones "very much" thanked "a boy in a school I was visiting", whose name she had noted but lost and forgotten. He had "asked me to write a book titled The Moving Castle".
| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Series | Howl's Castle |
| Publisher | Greenwillow Books (US), Methuen (November 1986) |
| Followed by | Castle in the Air |
About Howl's Moving Castle
Animated fantasy feature about a young hat maker who is turned into an old woman by a witch who enters her shop. After the encounter she bumps into a wizard and is swept into his campaign against the king. The film was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Achievement of Howl's Moving Castle
The film is loosely based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel of the same name. It went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Howl's Moving Castle
Castle in the Air (novel) - Castle in the Air is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones and first published in 1990. The novel is a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle and is set in the same fantasy world, though it follows the adventures of Abdullah rather than Sophie Hatter.. Howl's Moving Castle (film) - Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film scripted and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film is based on the novel of the same name by British writer Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho.. Novels by Diana Wynne Jones.. Fictional castles and fortresses.. Witchcraft in written fiction.. British fantasy novels.. Children's fantasy novels.. British children's novels.
Latest information about Howl's Moving Castle updated on July 28 2021.
