Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)
Auteur van Howl's Moving Castle
Over de Auteur
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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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Werken van Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant (2000) 2,707 exemplaren, 30 besprekingen
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel (1996) 2,136 exemplaren, 37 besprekingen
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol II: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week (2000) 1,872 exemplaren, 9 besprekingen
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Conrad's Fate / The Pinhoe Egg (2008) 514 exemplaren, 7 besprekingen
The Chrestomanci Quartet (Charmed Life, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, The Lives of Christopher Chant) (2000) 297 exemplaren, 7 besprekingen
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989) — Redacteur; Medewerker — 133 exemplaren, 6 besprekingen
World of Howl Collection: Howl's Moving Castle, House of Many Ways, Castle in the Air (2010) 79 exemplaren, 1 bespreking
Diana Wynne Jones's Magic and Myths Collection (The Game, The Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, Dogsbody) (2015) 8 exemplaren
Little Dot {short story} 3 exemplaren
Joboy 2 exemplaren
Chrestomanci Series & Howl's Moving Castle Series 10 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (2020) 2 exemplaren
I'll Give You My Word 2 exemplaren
The Green Stone {short story} 2 exemplaren
The Fat Wizard {short story} 2 exemplaren
The Plague of Peacocks {short story} 1 exemplaar
Everard's Ride {short story} 1 exemplaar
Chronicles of Chrestomanci (Set of 3) Charmed Life / Lives of Christopher Chant; Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week;… (2001) 1 exemplaar
Dalemark Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, The Spellcoats,… (2023) 1 exemplaar
What the Cat Told Me {short story} 1 exemplaar
Nad and Dan adn Quaffy {short story} 1 exemplaar
The Master {short story} 1 exemplaar
The Girl Who Loved the Sun {short story} 1 exemplaar
The Girl Jones {short story} 1 exemplaar
The Fluffy Pink Toadstool {short story} 1 exemplaar
No One {short story} 1 exemplaar
Dragon Reserve, Home Eight {short story} 1 exemplaar
Carruthers {short story} 1 exemplaar
Auntie Bea's Day Out {short story} 1 exemplaar
Books 1 exemplaar
Stage Magic: Four Plays and a Screenplay 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1934-08-16
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2011-03-26
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- England, UK
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- England, UK
- Geboorteplaats
- London, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- cancer (lung)
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK - Opleiding
- Friends School Saffron Walden
Oxford University (St. Anne's College, 1956) - Beroepen
- novelist
- Relaties
- Burrow, John Anthony (husband)
Armstrong, Isobel (sister)
Jones, Ursula (sister)
Burrow, Colin (son) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- 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
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