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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (1924–2007) was an American writer, novelist, and children's writer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Army during World War II. Alexander wrote primarily in the fantasy genre and began his work period in 1955. He was educated at the University of Paris.
His notable work is The Chronicles of Prydain. He received the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. Alexander died of cancer in Drexel Hill on natural causes. He is recognized in the National Book Award collection and the Newbery Medal collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 January 1924
- Died
- 17 May 2007
- Works
- 111
Top works
- המלך העליון
- טירת ליר
- Intimacy, and other stories
- ha-Yorah ha-sheḥorah
- Let's Take a Journey
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lloyd Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American children's author, best known for his fantasy novels including The Chronicles of Prydain.
Known for
- Lloyd Alexander — Self (archive footage)2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lloyd
- Family name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Drexel Hill
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- National Book Award
- Field of work
- children's and young adult literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
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- date of birth
- 1924-01-30
- date of death
- 2007-05-17
- birth name
- Lloyd Chudley Alexander
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Lloyd Chudley Alexander
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
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Article · Italiano
Lloyd (Chudley) Alexander (Filadelfia, 30 gennaio 1924 – Drexel Hill, 17 maggio 2007) è stato uno scrittore statunitense. Firma di Lloyd Alexander. Ha pubblicato più di quaranta libri, soprattutto romanzi fantasy per bambini e adolescenti oltre a numerosi volumi per adulti. Il suo più famoso contributo nel campo della letteratura per ragazzi è la serie Le cronache di Prydain. I primi due libri in questa serie hanno costituito la base del film di animazione Taron e la pentola magica prodotto da Walt Disney Pictures, mentre il volume conclusivo ha vinto la nel 1969. Altri suoi libri hanno ottenuto il National Book Award e l'. Gli è stato inoltre tributato il premio alla carriera World Fantasy Life Achievement 2003. Ha inoltra coniato il termine high fantasy, sottogenere appartenente alla più ampia categoria della narrativa fantasy, nel saggio High Fantasy and Heroic Romance (1971).
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