The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley. In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames doing much as
The Wind Has Risen a few months at a sanatorium at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake in 1935. Three films have been produced based on the story. Most recently, Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 film, "Kaze Tachinu" (""The Wind Rises"", Academy Award-nominated for Best Animated Feature), is loosely based on the novel. The Wind Has Risen The Wind Has Risen (風立ちぬ – "Kaze Tachinu") is a Japanese novel by Hori Tatsuo, written between 1936–37. It is set in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Nagano, Japan. The plot follows a main character identified only with the pronoun "I" as he takes care for his fiancée, and then wife,