num_pages: 356
description: Already a sensation around the world, this first book of the Otori Trilogy is a brilliantly imagined, wholly seductive tale of war, passion, and intrigue, evoking the spirit of medieval Japan. It is the story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry and the intensity of first love.
language: English
title: Across the Nightingale Floor
titlecomplete: Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book One)
characters: Lord Iida, Otori Takeo
genres: Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Japan, Asia, Young Adult, Historical Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 41020
series: Tales of the Otori
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Wirral Paperback of the Year, name: Peter Pan Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Preis der Jugendjury, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Carnegie Medal, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: La Nuit du Livre
category: Littérature
publisher: RB Large Print