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Alan Garner (born October 17, 1934) is a British writer whose work is firmly rooted in his local Cheshire culture, both linguistically and thematically. His very early writing was mainly for children and could be ascribed to the category of fantasy fiction, though he rejects any ghettoization of his work: "I do not write for children, but for myself. Adolescents read my books. By adolescence, I mean an arbitrary age somewhere between 10 and 18. This group of people is the most important of all".His more recent work is definitely not for children (Strandloper, Thursbitch), while the earlier The Stone Book Quartet (which received the Phoenix Award in 1996) is poetic in style and inspiration. His most recent novel is Thursbitch.
His collection of essays and public talks, The Voice That Thunders , contains much autobiographical material. His writing is the subject of Neil Philip's The Fine Anger , which offers a socio-linguistic analysis of his work.
Philip Pullman is a strong admirer, and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is an acknowledged classic of children's literature.
He was awarded the OBE for services to literature in the 2001 New Year's Honours list.
His best known works are:
- The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
- The Moon of Gomrath
- Elidor
- The Owl Service
- Red ShiftRed Shift by Alan Garner ( 1973), is a complex novel for teenagers and adults set in three intertwined time periods (Roman Britain, the siege of Barthomley Church, and a caravan site near the M6), spanning over a thousand years but one geographical area:
- The Stone Book Quartet
- The Voice That Thunders
- StrandloperStrandloper is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, based on the story of a Cheshire labourer, William Buckley, who was convicted on a trumped-up charge of trespass in 1803 and transported to Australia, where he escapes, only to collapse from exhaustion
- ThursbitchThursbitch is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, named after the valley in the Pennines of England where the action occurs (also listed in the 1841 OS map as "Thursbatch" the name means "valley of the demon"). Set both in the 18th century and the pres
He has also edited a collection of stories about fools, The Guizer (1975)
Garner, Alan
Garner, Alan
Garner, Alan
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