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Also known as Penelope Jane Farmer

British children's writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1939
Works
62

Top works

  • Thicker than water
  • The summer birds
  • A castle of bone
  • Beginnings
  • The Virago book of Grandmothers

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1961-09-12
avant-gardechanson françaisedanceelectronicelectropopfemale vocals

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
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Penelope Jane Farmer (born 1939) is a British writer of books for children and adults. Her first publication was The China People, a collection of literary fairy tales for young people, in 1960. One story written for this collection was judged too long to include. This was re-written as the first chapter of her first novel for children, The Summer Birds. In 1963, this received a Carnegie Medal commendation and was cited as an American Library Association Notable Book. <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Penelope
Family name
Farmer
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Westerham
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1939-06-14
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