Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007)
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Lloyd Alexander, January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007 Born Lloyd Chudley Alexander on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Allan Audley and Edna Chudley Alexander, Lloyd knew from a young age that he wanted to write. He was reading by the time he was 3, and though he did poorly in school, toon meer at the age of fifteen, he announced that he wanted to become a writer. At the age of 19 in 1942, Alexander dropped out of the West Chester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania after only one term. In 1943, he attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA, before dropping out again and joining the United States Army during World War II. Alexander served in the Intelligence Department, stationed in Wales, and then went on to Counter-Intelligence in Paris, where he was promoted to Staff Sergeant. When the war ended in '45, Alexander applied to the Sorbonne, but returned to the States in '46, now married. Alexander worked as an unpublished writer for seven years, accepting positions such as cartoonist, advertising copywriter, layout artist, and associate editor for a small magazine. Directly after the war, he had translated works for such artists as Jean Paul Sartre. In 1955, "And Let the Credit Go" was published, Alexander's first book which led to 10 years of writing for an adult audience. He wrote his first children's book in 1963, entitled "Time Cat," which led to a long career of writing for children and young adults. Alexander is best known for his "Prydain Chronicles" which consist of "The Book of Three" in 1964, "The Black Cauldron" in 1965 which was a Newbery Honor Book, as well as an animated motion picture by Disney which appeared in 1985, "The Castle of Llyr" in 1966, "Taran Wanderer" in 1967, a School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year and "The High King" which won the Newberry Award. Many of his other books have also received awards, such as "The Fortune Tellers," which was a Boston Globe Horn Book Award winner. In 1986, Alexander won the Regina Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the Catholic Library Association. His titles have been translated into many languages including, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Serbo-Croation and Swedish. He died on May 17, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Three Complete Novels 1 exemplaar
Newbery Award Acceptance 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Alexander, Lloyd Chudley
- Geboortedatum
- 1924-01-30
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2007-05-17
- Graflocatie
- Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (USA Plot: Monticello Mausoleum, B4-Back Wall)
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- male
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- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- cancer
- Opleiding
- Upper Darby High School (graduated 1940)
University of Paris
Haverford College - Beroepen
- author
soldier - Relaties
- Denni, Janine (wife)
Khalil, Madeleine (daughter)
November, Sharyn (goddaughter) - Organisaties
- United States Army (WWII)
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Upper Darby High School Wall of Fame
Regina Medal (1986) - Korte biografie
- [from The Wizard in the Tree]
Lloyd Alexander received the Newbery medal for The High King, the fifth and final book of his distinguished fantasy series about the kingdom of Prydain. His The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian, which won the 1971 National Book Award for Children's Books, was described in The Horn Book as "a comic fantasy, successfully combining eighteenth-century briskness with romantic 'moonshine'. It can be read as an exciting series of adventures, of which many of the chapters end with a suspense line. Or it can be read as an allegory on the ambivalent power of beauty. Or -- best of all -- it can be read as the story of Sebastian's apprenticeship to life".
Mr. Alexander's The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man was an ALA Notable Children's Book of 1973. Said School Library Journal, "Lionel, a wizard's cat, persuades his master to turn him into a man. . . . Infused with humor, high spirits, and compassion, Lionel's story is a parable of the human condition that recognizes mankind's many frailties without despariing and offers hope that love and justice may sometimes prevail".
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***Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain (Spoiler) in 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (mei 2010)
***Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander in 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (mei 2010)
Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 (december 2009)
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De saaie randvoorwaarden zijn dat het gaat over een jonge, beginnende puber die opgroeid in Amerika vlak voor de depressie. Door ziekte moet hij langdurig thuisblijven van school. Een ver familielid (tante Annie) onderwijst hem zodat hij niet te veel achterstand oploopt.
Annie blijkt een bron van inspiratie voor een jongen in een chaotische, drukke maar liefdevolle familie. Het boek gaat over de fantastische verhalen die hij verzint naar aanleiding van de gebeurtenissen in zijn leven en de lessen van zijn tante. Over de groei van “the invisible boy” naar een zelfstandig denkend artiest-in-de-dop via avonturen met Napoleon in Egypte, piratenkapitein Sea-Fox en Sherlock Holmes.
Luchtige maar aangrijpend geschreven. Aanrader.… (meer)
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