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) 2,624 exemplares
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol II: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week (2000) 1,817 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
Joboy 2 exemplares
The Fat Wizard {short story} 2 exemplares
The Green Stone {short story} 2 exemplares
I'll Give You My Word 2 exemplares
Die verborgene Geschichte des Tom Lynn: Roman | Fantasy-Märchen von der Autorin von »Das wandelnde Schloss« (2023) 2 exemplares
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (2009-01-02) 2 exemplares
Chrestomanci Series & Howl's Moving Castle Series 10 Books Collection Set By Diana Wynne Jones (2020) 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
The Spell Coat 1 exemplar
The Spellcoats: The Dalemark Quartet, Book 3 1 exemplar
The Master {short story} 1 exemplar
What the Cat Told Me {short story} 1 exemplar
The Plague of Peacocks {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
No One {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 — 808 exemplares
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contribuidor — 665 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)
- England, 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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Princess Tales (2)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 105
- Also by
- 38
- Membros
- 69,531
- Popularidade
- #189
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 1,733
- ISBN
- 1,078
- Línguas
- 25
- Marcado como favorito
- 488
- Acerca
- 4
- Pedras de toque
- 1,617
Despite the ghost's confusion she gradually learns that the girls, fed up with the gross neglect of their parents - which during the course of the book descends into downright abuse - have hit on the idea that one of them should disappear for a while (staying at a friend's in the area) and they will force the parents to notice and acknowledge that absence.
The ghost decides she must be the missing girl and that she is dead after an accident - but then it transpires that nothing has happened to the fourth girl. And from there develops the complexity of the novel, with its shifts in time and its involvement with the worship of a supposedly imaginary being which has had the undesired effect of stirring up something powerful, ancient and evil ....
The real strength of this book is in the characters of the girls and to a lesser extent of the parents, some of the boys with whom the girls have formed an alliance, and the ghastly cook from whom the girls are forced to "steal" food which has otherwise been denied them. The dynamics between the sisters, their love/hate relationships, and their mutual dependence in adversity is what drives the book forward. I only felt it flagged a bit towards the fairly rushed ending