Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011)
Autor(a) de Howl's Moving Castle
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant (2000) 2,628 exemplares
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol II: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week (2000) 1,821 exemplares
The Chrestomanci Quartet (Charmed Life, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, The Lives of Christopher Chant) (2000) 293 exemplares
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989) — Editor; Contribuidor — 131 exemplares
World of Howl Collection: Howl's Moving Castle, House of Many Ways, Castle in the Air (1991) 73 exemplares
Diana Wynne Jones's Magic and Myths Collection (The Game, The Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, Dogsbody) (2015) 8 exemplares
Little Dot {short story} 3 exemplares
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (2009-01-02) 2 exemplares
Die verborgene Geschichte des Tom Lynn: Roman | Fantasy-Märchen von der Autorin von »Das wandelnde Schloss« (2023) 2 exemplares
The Fat Wizard {short story} 2 exemplares
Chrestomanci Series & Howl's Moving Castle Series 10 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (2020) 2 exemplares
Joboy 2 exemplares
I'll Give You My Word 2 exemplares
The Green Stone {short story} 2 exemplares
Chronicles of Chrestomanci (Set of 3) Charmed Life / Lives of Christopher Chant; Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week;… (2001) 1 exemplar
Everard's Ride {short story} 1 exemplar
Dalemark Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, The Spellcoats,… (2023) 1 exemplar
No One {short story} 1 exemplar
What the Cat Told Me {short story} 1 exemplar
The Plague of Peacocks {short story} 1 exemplar
The Master {short story} 1 exemplar
The Girl Who Loved the Sun {short story} 1 exemplar
The Girl Jones {short story} 1 exemplar
The Fluffy Pink Toadstool {short story} 1 exemplar
Nad and Dan adn Quaffy {short story} 1 exemplar
Dragon Reserve, Home Eight {short story} 1 exemplar
Carruthers {short story} 1 exemplar
Auntie Bea's Day Out {short story} 1 exemplar
Books 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003) — Contribuidor — 811 exemplares
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contribuidor — 666 exemplares
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Contribuidor — 380 exemplares
Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Contribuidor — 41 exemplares
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women (Lions Tracks) (1989) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1934-08-16
- Data de falecimento
- 2011-03-26
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (no mapa)
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Causa da morte
- cancer (lung)
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK
Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK - Educação
- Friends School Saffron Walden
Oxford University (St. Anne's College, 1956) - Ocupações
- novelist
- Relações
- Burrow, John Anthony (husband)
Armstrong, Isobel (sister)
Jones, Ursula (sister)
Burrow, Colin (son) - Prémios e menções honrosas
- British Fantasy Society, Karl Edward Wagner Award (1999)
Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt ∙ University of Bristol ∙ 2006)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2007) - Agente
- Laura Cecil
Membros
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Diana Wynne Jones 1934-2011 em FantasyFans (Março 2011)
2009-04 Discussion of Diana Wynne Jones em Read YA Lit (Julho 2009)
Children's/YA Science Fiction book- Trapped In Walls? em Name that Book (Março 2009)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 104
- Also by
- 38
- Membros
- 69,616
- Popularidade
- #188
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 1,741
- ISBN
- 1,079
- Línguas
- 25
- Marcado como favorito
- 489
The book starts with an unusual beginning: the confused wanderings of a panicked ghost who doesn’t know who she is or what exactly has happened. The unnamed, bodiless narrator knows only two things: that she is one of four sisters, and that there's been a terrible accident. This creates quite a fascinating mystery for the reader. Abd yet, for what seems like a long while, we simply follow the ghost around, perceiving the memories that awaken (in a sort of time slip) as she stumbles across the people and places that she knows once had so much meaning to her. Early on it could be frustrating to read, because a ghost doesn’t have much agency when she can’t talk to anyone or move any objects. However, our ghost learns a few tricks that get her noticed by her sisters and their friends, and the plot rolls along, especially when worship games and blood sacrifices give way to an ancient, evil spirit with a mortal grasp on the living. And this spirits name is Monigan.
The Worship of Monigan is a game that the four sisters made up, in which an old rag doll supposedly represents the goddess Monigan. Throughout the story, the sisters vary from treating the Worship of Monigan as a game to believing in it quite seriously. Could Monigan been the cause of the accident of our unnamed, bodiless narrator? Well, you'll have to read The Time of the Ghost to find out.
This was an unsettling, supernatural English novel for young adults, one that combines elements of mystery literature, time-travel, and the horror genre to create a story about the perils of messing with the unknown, the horrors of abuse, and the struggle between familiar bonds. The bonds between the sisters are portrayed realistically. And the goddess Monigan (which is a creepy doll) was horrifically rendered as well as some of the pagan rites attached to conjuring Monigan. Some have claimed that the abusive nature of the parents and the boyfriend is not becoming of children's/young adult literature but children and teens are quite aware of the evils within this world and it is not necessarily creepy dolls and goddesses that freak them out. It's those they are close to: parents, friends, lovers abusing them that causes nightmares. I know personally this horror.
As with many of DWJ's novels, the ending is complex and satisfying, and actually has a nice twist that I did not see coming. I was literally shocked at the last few sentences (as well as satisfied). The solution to the problem of Monigan's hold over the ghost is brilliant.
I plan to re-read this one. I may need to purchase my own copy because according to WorldCat, The Time of the Ghost is not among the twenty works by Jones that are most widely held in participating libraries, and this is a shame.… (mais)