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, mehr anzeigen 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 Alexander worked as an unpublished writer for seven years, accepting positions such as cartoonist, advertising copywriter, layout artist, and associate editor for a small magazine.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) weniger anzeigen
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The Chronicles of Prydain: Complete 5 Vol Set; 1 Book of Three, 2 Black Cauldron, 3 Castle of Llyr, 4 Taran Wanderer, 5… (1999) 14 Exemplare
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain, Belle Prater's Boy, Wrinkle in Time,… (2000) 2 Exemplare
Max Mondrosch 2 Exemplare
Lloyd Alexander Collection, A: The Arkadians; The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen; The Iron Ring 1 Exemplar
Prydain: Taran Wanderer 4 1 Exemplar
Prydain: The Black Cauldron 1 Exemplar
Novels by Lloyd Alexander: The Book of Three, the Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, the High King, the Iron Ring,… (2010) 1 Exemplar
Vom Kätzchen, das ein Mensch sein wollte 1 Exemplar
Taran - Der Fürst des Todes 1 Exemplar
PEACE 1 Exemplar
Three Complete Novels 1 Exemplar
Newbery Award Acceptance 1 Exemplar
The Sacred City of Cats 1 Exemplar
Lloyd Alexander (Cut Signature, V.G.) 1 Exemplar
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Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003) — Mitwirkender — 819 Exemplare
The Outspoken Princess and The Gentle Knight: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1994) — Mitwirkender — 200 Exemplare
The Prydain Companion: A Reference Guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles (1989) — Vorwort — 133 Exemplare
A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (1995) — Mitwirkender — 32 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Alexander, LLoyd Chudley
- Geburtstag
- 1924-01-30
- Todestag
- 2007-05-17
- Begräbnisort
- Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Sterbeort
- Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
- Todesursache
- cancer
- Ausbildung
- Upper Darby High School (graduated 1940)
University of Paris
Haverford College - Berufe
- Schriftsteller
- Beziehungen
- Denni, Janine (wife)
Khalil, Madeleine (daughter)
November, Sharyn (goddaughter) - Organisationen
- United States Army (WWII)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Upper Darby High School Wall of Fame
Regina Medal (1986) - Kurzbiographie
- [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 (Mai 2010)
***Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander in 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (Mai 2010)
Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 (Dezember 2009)
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