Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)
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Om forfatteren
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 vis mere 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) vis mindre
Serier
Værker af Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant (2000) 2,663 eksemplarer
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol II: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week (2000) 1,846 eksemplarer
The Chrestomanci Quartet (Charmed Life, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, The Lives of Christopher Chant) (2000) 295 eksemplarer
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989) — Redaktør; Bidragyder — 131 eksemplarer
World of Howl Collection: Howl's Moving Castle, House of Many Ways, Castle in the Air (1991) 77 eksemplarer
Diana Wynne Jones's Magic and Myths Collection (The Game, The Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, Dogsbody) (2015) 8 eksemplarer
Little Dot {short story} 3 eksemplarer
Die verborgene Geschichte des Tom Lynn: Roman | Fantasy-Märchen von der Autorin von »Das wandelnde Schloss« (2023) 2 eksemplarer
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (2009-01-02) 2 eksemplarer
The Green Stone {short story} 2 eksemplarer
Castle in the air : the sequel to Howl's moving castel 2 eksemplarer
The Fat Wizard {short story} 2 eksemplarer
Joboy 2 eksemplarer
I'll Give You My Word 2 eksemplarer
Chrestomanci Series & Howl's Moving Castle Series 10 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (2020) 2 eksemplarer
Chronicles of Chrestomanci (Set of 3) Charmed Life / Lives of Christopher Chant; Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week;… (2001) 1 eksemplar
قلعة هاول المتحركة 1 eksemplar
Everard's Ride {short story} 1 eksemplar
Dalemark Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, The Spellcoats,… (2023) 1 eksemplar
Castle in the Air (World of Howl) by Jones, Diana Wynne(August 7, 2001) Mass Market Paperback 1 eksemplar
No One {short story} 1 eksemplar
What the Cat Told Me {short story} 1 eksemplar
The Plague of Peacocks {short story} 1 eksemplar
The Master {short story} 1 eksemplar
The Girl Who Loved the Sun {short story} 1 eksemplar
The Girl Jones {short story} 1 eksemplar
The Fluffy Pink Toadstool {short story} 1 eksemplar
Nad and Dan adn Quaffy {short story} 1 eksemplar
Dragon Reserve, Home Eight {short story} 1 eksemplar
Carruthers {short story} 1 eksemplar
Auntie Bea's Day Out {short story} 1 eksemplar
Books 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Bidragyder — 678 eksemplarer
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Bidragyder — 392 eksemplarer
Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Bidragyder — 41 eksemplarer
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women (Lions Tracks) (1989) — Bidragyder — 28 eksemplarer
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Bidragyder — 28 eksemplarer
Satte nøgleord på
Almen Viden
- Fødselsdato
- 1934-08-16
- Dødsdag
- 2011-03-26
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Land (til kort)
- UK
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Dødsårsag
- cancer (lung)
- Bopæl
- London, England, UK
Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK - Uddannelse
- Friends School Saffron Walden
Oxford University (St. Anne's College, 1956) - Erhverv
- novelist
- Relationer
- Burrow, John Anthony (husband)
Armstrong, Isobel (sister)
Jones, Ursula (sister)
Burrow, Colin (son) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- 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
Medlemmer
Discussions
Oct-Nov 2021 Group Read i Geeks who love the Classics (december 2021)
Found: YA fantasy-ish book with mythology themes/characters i Name that Book (august 2021)
Found: Magical Leaf Picture Book i Name that Book (august 2021)
Science fiction lost book i Name that Book (december 2019)
YA Sci-Fi from ~20 years ago i Name that Book (august 2014)
Children’s book about a spell caster i Name that Book (august 2012)
Diana Wynne Jones 1934-2011 i FantasyFans (marts 2011)
2009-04 Discussion of Diana Wynne Jones i Read YA Lit (juli 2009)
Children's/YA Science Fiction book- Trapped In Walls? i Name that Book (marts 2009)
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 104
- Also by
- 39
- Medlemmer
- 70,897
- Popularitet
- #180
- Vurdering
- 4.0
- Anmeldelser
- 1,765
- ISBN
- 1,079
- Sprog
- 25
- Udvalgt
- 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.)… (mere)