Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)
Autor/a de Howl's Moving Castle
Sobre l'autor
Diana Wynne Jones was born in London on August 16, 1934. In 1953, she began school at St. Anne's College Oxford and attended lectures by J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. After graduation, she created plays for children that were performed at the London Arts Theatre. Her first book was published in mostra'n més 1973. She wrote over 40 books during her lifetime including Dark Lord of Derkholm, Earwig and the Witch, and the Chrestomanci series. She won numerous awards including the Guardian Award for Children's Books in 1977 for Charmed Life, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in 1984 for Archer's Goon, the Mythopeic Award in 1999, the Karl Edward Wagner Award in 1999, and the Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Organization in 2007. Her book Howl's Moving Castle was adapted into an animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. She died from lung cancer on March 26, 2011 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant (2000) 2,663 exemplars
The Chrestomanci Quartet (Charmed Life, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, The Lives of Christopher Chant) (2000) 295 exemplars
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989) — Editor; Col·laborador — 131 exemplars
World of Howl Collection: Howl's Moving Castle, House of Many Ways, Castle in the Air (1991) 77 exemplars
Diana Wynne Jones's Magic and Myths Collection (The Game, The Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, Dogsbody) (2015) 8 exemplars
Little Dot {short story} 3 exemplars
Die verborgene Geschichte des Tom Lynn: Roman | Fantasy-Märchen von der Autorin von »Das wandelnde Schloss« (2023) 2 exemplars
The Green Stone {short story} 2 exemplars
The Fat Wizard {short story} 2 exemplars
Joboy 2 exemplars
I'll Give You My Word 2 exemplars
Chrestomanci Series & Howl's Moving Castle Series 10 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (2020) 2 exemplars
Chronicles of Chrestomanci (Set of 3) Charmed Life / Lives of Christopher Chant; Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week;… (2001) 1 exemplars
قلعة هاول المتحركة 1 exemplars
Everard's Ride {short story} 1 exemplars
Dalemark Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, The Spellcoats,… (2023) 1 exemplars
Castle in the Air (World of Howl) by Jones, Diana Wynne(August 7, 2001) Mass Market Paperback 1 exemplars
No One {short story} 1 exemplars
What the Cat Told Me {short story} 1 exemplars
The Plague of Peacocks {short story} 1 exemplars
The Master {short story} 1 exemplars
The Girl Who Loved the Sun {short story} 1 exemplars
The Girl Jones {short story} 1 exemplars
The Fluffy Pink Toadstool {short story} 1 exemplars
Nad and Dan adn Quaffy {short story} 1 exemplars
Dragon Reserve, Home Eight {short story} 1 exemplars
Carruthers {short story} 1 exemplars
Auntie Bea's Day Out {short story} 1 exemplars
Books 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003) — Col·laborador — 819 exemplars
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Col·laborador — 678 exemplars
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Col·laborador — 392 exemplars
Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Col·laborador — 41 exemplars
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women (Lions Tracks) (1989) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1934-08-16
- Data de defunció
- 2011-03-26
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- London, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Causa de la mort
- cancer (lung)
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK - Educació
- Friends School Saffron Walden
Oxford University (St. Anne's College, 1956) - Professions
- novelist
- Relacions
- Burrow, John Anthony (husband)
Armstrong, Isobel (sister)
Jones, Ursula (sister)
Burrow, Colin (son) - Premis i honors
- British Fantasy Society, Karl Edward Wagner Award (1999)
Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt ∙ University of Bristol ∙ 2006)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2007) - Agent
- Laura Cecil
Membres
Converses
Oct-Nov 2021 Group Read a Geeks who love the Classics (desembre 2021)
Found: YA fantasy-ish book with mythology themes/characters a Name that Book (agost 2021)
Found: Magical Leaf Picture Book a Name that Book (agost 2021)
Science fiction lost book a Name that Book (desembre 2019)
YA Sci-Fi from ~20 years ago a Name that Book (agost 2014)
Children’s book about a spell caster a Name that Book (agost 2012)
Diana Wynne Jones 1934-2011 a FantasyFans (març 2011)
2009-04 Discussion of Diana Wynne Jones a Read YA Lit (juliol 2009)
Children's/YA Science Fiction book- Trapped In Walls? a Name that Book (març 2009)
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Witchy Fiction (5)
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Cats in Fiction (1)
Books Read in 2011 (17)
Farm Boy Fantasy (2)
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Princess Tales (2)
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Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 104
- També de
- 39
- Membres
- 70,898
- Popularitat
- #180
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 1,765
- ISBN
- 1,079
- Llengües
- 25
- Preferit
- 491
Also, every time I reread the theme of Conrad's family dynamics comes out more strongly. He goes through some hard realizations. I didn't notice before that Christopher supports him at one point after he talks to his mother, saying "I went through something very similar once." He did, didn't he? I also love Anthea so much, even though she amounts to being a minor character, and I feel for her when she apologizes for not taking Conrad away with her. (Conrad doesn't understand why at that moment, but the reader does.)… (més)