E. B. White (1899–1985)
Autor(a) de Charlotte's Web
About the Author
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, E. B. White was educated at Cornell University and served as a private in World War I. After several years as a journalist, he joined the staff of the New Yorker, then in its infancy. For 11 years he wrote most of the "Talk of the Town" columns, and it was White and mostrar mais James Thurber who can be credited with setting the style and attitude of the magazine. In 1938 he retired to a saltwater farm in Maine, where he wrote essays regularly for Harper's Magazine under the title "One Man's Meat." Like Thoreau, White preferred the woods; he also resembled Thoreau in his impatience and indignation. White received several prizes: in 1960, the gold medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 1963, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award (he was honored along with Thornton Wilder and Edmund Wilson); and in 1978, a special Pulitzer Prize. His verse is original and witty but with serious undertones. His friend James Thurber described him as "a poet who loves to live half-hidden from the eye." Three of his books have become children's classics: Stuart Little (1945), about a mouse born into a human family, Charlotte's Web (1952), about a spider who befriends a lonely pig, and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). Among his best-known and most widely used books is The Elements of Style (1959), a guide to grammar and rhetoric based on a text written by one of his professors at Cornell, William Strunk, which White revised and expanded. White was married to Katherine Angell, the first fiction editor of the New Yorker. (Bowker Author Biography) Elwyn Brooks White was born on July 11, 1899, in Mt. Vernon, New York. After graduating from Cornell University, he worked briefly for an advertising agency and as a newspaper reporter before joining the staff of The New Yorker magazine in 1927. As a columnist for The New Yorker and a contributor to Harper's Magazine, White established a reputation as a prose stylist of exceptional elegance, clarity and wit. His interests, as reflected in his writing, were numerous and varied; his essays touched on such wide-ranging subjects as politics, farm animals, and life in New York City. White married Katharine S. Angell in 1929. They had one son, and in 1957 the family left New York for a farm in North Brookline, Maine. Writings from The New Yorker, 1927-1976 is a compilation of columns and essays produced during White's long relationship with the magazine. One Man's Meat, published in 1942, is a collection of his writings for Harper's. White adapted a short guide to English grammar and usage, The Elements of Style, from a college text written by one of his professors at Cornell, William Strunk Jr. It has sold millions of copies since it was first published in 1959 and has become a cherished resource for guidance in writing. White also co-authored Is Sex Necessary? with the humorist James Thurber, a fellow staff member at The New Yorker. E.B. White died on October 1, 1985 after succumbing to Alzheimer's. His diverse legacy also includes three children's books: Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. In 1970 the American Library Association presented White the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in recognition of his "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and received a special Pulitzer Prize citation for his body of work in 1970. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por E. B. White
The Points of My Compass: Letter from the East, the West, the North, the South (1961) 177 exemplares
The Wild Flag: Editorials from The New Yorker on Federal World Government and Other Matters (1946) 41 exemplares
Chickens, Gin, and a Maine Friendship: The Correspondence of E. B. White and Edmund Ware Smith (2020) 37 exemplares
In the Words of E. B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers (2011) 22 exemplares
Newbery Award Favorite Library 8 Book Box Set : Charlotte's Web, The One and Only Ivan, Ella Enchanted, Dragonwings (2020) — Contribuidor — 13 exemplares
Charlotte's Web 10 exemplares
A Porta 8 exemplares
Death of a Pig 6 exemplares
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE. WITH REVISIONS, AN INTROD., AND A CHAPTER ON WRITING BY E. B. WHITE (1972) 4 exemplares
W.Strunk.'s E. B. White's The Elements of Style (The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition… (2008) 3 exemplares
Charlotte's Web ... E. B. White 1952 3 exemplares
Stuart Little 3 exemplares
Reading room 3 exemplares
The Elements of Reasoning 2 exemplares
The Points of My Compass 2 exemplares
Les aventures de Narcisse 1 exemplar
Charlotte's Web - Book and DVD 1 exemplar
ORUMCEK AGI 1 exemplar
Cleopatra: The Life of an Egyptian Queen 1 exemplar
The tumpet of the swan 1 exemplar
TheTrumpet of the Swan 1 exemplar
Stuart Little - Abridged 1 exemplar
Panza Charlottei 1 exemplar
No Dummy 1 exemplar
Stuart Little : Teacher's Guide 1 exemplar
סטיוארט קטינא 1 exemplar
A Letter From E. B. White 1 exemplar
Topics : our new countryman at the U.N. 1 exemplar
Irtnog 1 exemplar
The Hour of Letdown 1 exemplar
The geese 1 exemplar
Tela Di Carlotta 1 exemplar
Qui New York 1 exemplar
Letters of E. B. White 1 exemplar
The trumpet of the swan 1 exemplar
Charlotte's Web- "DVD" Movie 1 exemplar
Til Death Do Us Part 1 exemplar
Rare - Charlotte's Web & Other Classics by White Illustrated New Sealed Leather Bound (1777) 1 exemplar
Charlotte và Wilbur 1 exemplar
Essays of E. B. White 1 exemplar
HLe Iavventure di Stuart Little 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (2001) — Contribuidor — 709 exemplares
A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love (2003) — algumas edições — 490 exemplares
Reporting World War II Part One : American Journalism, 1938-1944 (1995) — Contribuidor — 438 exemplares
Reporting World War II Part Two : American Journalism 1944-1946 (1995) — Contribuidor — 388 exemplares
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contribuidor — 245 exemplares
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Contribuidor — 131 exemplares
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (2001) — Contribuidor — 92 exemplares
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contribuidor — 83 exemplares
The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Seven Unforgettable Stories (2002) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Contribuidor — 55 exemplares
Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
In Search of the Simple Life: American Voices, Past and Present (1986) — Contribuidor — 34 exemplares
Charlotte's Web - 3 Movie Collection (Charlotte's Web/Charlotte's Web -Animation/Charlotte's Web 2 - Animation) (2012) — Original book — 10 exemplares
Ten Years of Holiday: Selected by the Editors of Holiday Magazine (1956) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Contemporary Short Stories: Representative Selections, Volume 3 — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
Furrow's End: An Anthology of Great Farm Stories — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Contos Dramáticos — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- White, Elwyn Brooks
- Data de nascimento
- 1899-07-11
- Data de falecimento
- 1985-10-01
- Localização do túmulo
- Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Maine, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- País (no mapa)
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- North Brooklin, Maine, USA
- Causa da morte
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Locais de residência
- Seattle, Washington, USA
New York, New York, USA - Educação
- Cornell University (AB|1921)
- Ocupações
- journalist
writer - Relações
- White, Katharine S. (spouse)
Angell, Roger (stepson)
Thurber, James (friend)
Strunk, William (mentor) - Organizações
- Harper's Magazine
The New Yorker
United States Army - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Pulitzer Prize (Special Citation, 1978)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1970)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1962)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (1960)
Membros
Discussions
Thornwillow Charlotte’s Web em Fine Press Forum (Outubro 2023)
October 2015: E.B. White em Monthly Author Reads (Dezembro 2017)
Críticas
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE por William Strunk
A must-read book for those who aspire to be a writer.
Newbery Honor, The George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, The Massachusetts Children's Book Award, and The Horn Book Fanfare Award.
Reading grades 3-5
Reading grades 3-5
Independent Reading Level: Ages 8-12
Awards: A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1953)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1984)
Audie Award (Finalist — Middle Grade — 2020)
Audie Award (Finalist — Audiobook of the Year — 2020)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1954-1955)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1953)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1965)
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — 1980-1981)
IBBY Honour Book (1978)
3 Apples Book Award (Winner — Children — 2007)
Surrey Schools’ Book of the Year (Winner — 1973)
George G. Stone Center for Children’s Books Recognition of Merit Award (1970)… (mais)
Awards: A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1953)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1984)
Audie Award (Finalist — Middle Grade — 2020)
Audie Award (Finalist — Audiobook of the Year — 2020)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1954-1955)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1953)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1965)
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — 1980-1981)
IBBY Honour Book (1978)
3 Apples Book Award (Winner — Children — 2007)
Surrey Schools’ Book of the Year (Winner — 1973)
George G. Stone Center for Children’s Books Recognition of Merit Award (1970)… (mais)
This book touches the hearts of readers young and old. It portrays the bonds of friendship and the beauty of the natural world.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 96
- Also by
- 72
- Membros
- 93,672
- Popularidade
- #99
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 1,593
- ISBN
- 663
- Línguas
- 22
- Marcado como favorito
- 91
