Who is the British-American novelist and playwright whose novel inspired this Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater"?
Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series) Little Lord Fauntleroy, also known as Shōkōshi Ceddie (小公子セディ , Shōkōshi Sedi , trans. "Little Prince Cedie") , is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the "World Masterpiece Theater", an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
The Kindness of Women The Kindness of Women is a 1991 novel by British author J.G. Ballard, a sequel to his 1984 novel "Empire of the Sun", which drew on the author's boyhood in Shanghai during World War II, presenting a lightly fictionalized treatment of Ballard's life from Shanghai through to adulthood in England, culminating with the making of Steven Spielberg's 1987 film "Empire of the Sun". A non-fiction account of the same experiences can be found in Ballard's autobiography, "Miracles of Life".