Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007)
Autor de The Book of Three
Sobre El Autor
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, mostrar más 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 Alexander worked as an unpublished writer for seven years, accepting positions such as cartoonist, advertising copywriter, layout artist, and associate editor for a small magazine.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) mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Lloyd Alexander
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain, Belle Prater's Boy, Wrinkle in Time,… (2000) 2 copias
Max Mondrosch 2 copias
Prydain: Taran Wanderer 4 1 copia
Prydain: The Black Cauldron 1 copia
Border Hawk August Bondi 1 copia
Novels by Lloyd Alexander: The Book of Three, the Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, the High King, the Iron Ring,… (2010) 1 copia
The Sacred City of Cats 1 copia
Taran - Der Fürst des Todes 1 copia
Three Complete Novels 1 copia
Newbery Award Acceptance 1 copia
PEACE 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003) — Contribuidor — 822 copias, 28 reseñas
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (2006) — Contribuidor — 240 copias, 9 reseñas
The Outspoken Princess and The Gentle Knight: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1994) — Contribuidor — 200 copias, 2 reseñas
The Prydain Companion: A Reference Guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles (1989) — Prólogo — 134 copias, 3 reseñas
A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (1995) — Contribuidor — 33 copias, 1 reseña
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Alexander, Lloyd Chudley
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1924-01-30
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2007-05-17
- Lugar de sepultura
- Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (USA Plot: Monticello Mausoleum, B4-Back Wall)
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- cancer
- Educación
- Upper Darby High School (graduated 1940)
University of Paris
Haverford College - Ocupaciones
- author
soldier - Relaciones
- Denni, Janine (wife)
Khalil, Madeleine (daughter)
November, Sharyn (goddaughter) - Organizaciones
- United States Army (WWII)
- Premios y honores
- Upper Darby High School Wall of Fame
Regina Medal (1986) - Biografía breve
- [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".
Miembros
Debates
***Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain (Spoiler) en 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (mayo 2010)
***Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander en 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (mayo 2010)
Group Read: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander en 75 Books Challenge for 2009 (diciembre 2009)
Reseñas
(Crónicas de Prydain 01) El libro de los tres por Lloyd Alexander
En un tiempo remoto y perdido en la memoria, las fuerzas del mal lideragdas por el rey Arawn, señor de Annuvin, avanzan imparables y amenazan con sumir en el caos y las tinieblas a las fértiles tierras de Prydain. Mientras tanto, Taran, instruido por el poderoso mago Dallben, sueña con convertirse en un gran guerrero y realizar importantes hazañas como las de sus admirados y legendarios héroes. Pero lo que no sabe es que muy pronto sus deseos van a convertirse en realidad... Cuando Hen Wen, una cerda que adivina el futuro y única conocedora del secreto para derrotar a las tropas invasoras, escapa, Taran emprenderá su búsqueda sin saber que un largo y peligroso viaje le espera.… (más)
El príncipe Gwydion yace moribundo, y Dyrnwyn, la espada negra encantada de poder arcano, ha sido robada. Si el arma llega a caer en manos de Arawn, el oscuro señor de Annuvin, todo estrá perdido para Prydain. En su última y más peligrosa aventura, Taran y sus compañeros se preparan para el enfrentamiento final contra la huestes de Annuvin, en un intento desesperado de evitar que la marea oscura llegue a imponerse en el reino. El gran rey, apasionante conclusión de las Crónicas de Prydain, es el punto culminante de uno de los ciclos mas populares que ha dado la fantasía moderna. La serie aúna un delicioso sentido del humor con una personalísima reelaboración del ciclo mitológico galés, alcanzando en este volumen sus momentos más dramáticos. La presente novela resultó galardonada además con la Newbery Medal, el premio de literatura juvenil mas prestigioso que se concede en Norteamérica.… (más)
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