Lois Lowry
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Lois Lowry (nee Lois Ann Hammersberg) was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was educated at both Brown University and the University of Southern Maine. Before becoming an author, she worked as a photographer and a freelance journalist. Her first book, A Summer to Die, was published mehr anzeigen in 1977. Since then she has written over 30 books for young adults including Gathering Blue, Messenger, the Anastasia Krupnik series, and Son. She has received numerous awards including: The New York Times Best Seller,the International Reading Association's Children's Literature Award, the American Library Association Notable Book Award Citation and two Newberry Medals for Number the Stars in 1990, and The Giver in 1993. She was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Brown University in 2014. The Giver is part of a Quartet of books; it is the first book, followed by Gathering Blue, messenger and Son. The Giver has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies. It was also made into a feature film of the same name released in 2014. Lois Lowry also made the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 finalists in the author category. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Author Lois Lowry at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53502477
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hammersberg, Lois Ann
- Geburtstag
- 1937-03-20
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Wohnorte
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Governor's Island, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Zeige alle 7)
Portland, Maine, USA - Ausbildung
- Brown University
University of Southern Maine (B.A., English Literature, 1972) - Berufe
- children's book author
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- Margaret A. Edwards Award (2007)
Regina Medal (1994) - Agent
- Emily van Beek (Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management)
- Kurzbiographie
- Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com
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Ein grandioses Jugendbuch, das eine ähnlich schockierende Gesellschaft entwirft wie George Orwell in "1984". Beeindruckend, wie Lois Lovry mit positiven Worten eine gefühllose Welt beschreibt, deren Trostlosigkeit sich Jonas durch sein Training erst nach und nach erschließt. Das offene Ende lässt viel Raum für Interpretationen. Schade, dass diesem Werk in Deutschland kein so großer Erfolg beschieden war wie in den USA.… (mehr)