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Alan Gibbons

アラン・ギボンズ

Aran Gibonzu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1953-08-14 （Warrington, Lancashire, England）
国籍
English, British
言語
English
居住地歴
Warrington, Cheshire → Crewe, Cheshire → Liverpool, England

経歴

職業
Novelist, Educational consultant, Former primary school teacher, Councillor
活動期間
1988年〜2024年
所属
Liverpool City Council, Campaign for the Book
所属団体
National Union of Teachers (NUT), Labour Party (former)
ノミネート
Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal (2001, 2003), Shortlisted for Booktrust Teenage Prize

受賞歴

Blue Peter Book Award
2000
対象作品: Shadow of the Minotaur
部門: The Book I Couldn't Put Down
主催: BBC
結果: winner
Fred and Anne Jarvis Award
2016
主催: National Union of Teachers
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Shadow of the Minotaur

2000年 Children's literature

A fantasy adventure novel for children featuring mythological elements.

CourageFriendshipMythology

The Edge

2002年 Young adult fiction

Story focusing on the lives of working-class children and teenagers.

RacismPovertySocial justice

全著作

  • Whose Side Are You On? (1988)
  • Pig (1990)
  • Our Peculiar Neighbour (1990)
  • The Jaws of the Dragon (1991)
  • S. O. S. Save Our Santa (1992)
  • A Dagger in the Sky (1992)
  • Chicken (1993)
  • Not Yeti (1994)
  • Grandad's Ears (1994)
  • City of Fire (1995)
  • Ganging Up (1995)
  • The Climbing Boys (1995)
  • A Street of Tall People (1995)
  • When My Ship Came in (1995)
  • Playing with Fire (1996)
  • Total Football: Some You Win... (1997)
  • Total Football: Under Pressure (1997)
  • Total Football: Divided We Fall (1998)
  • Total Football: Injury Time (1998)
  • Power Play (1998)
  • Last Man Standing (1998)
  • Twin Strikers (1999)
  • Final Countdown (1999)
  • A Fight to Belong (1999)
  • The Guv'nor (1999)
  • The Legendeer: Shadow of the Minotaur (2000)
  • The Legendeer: Vampyr Legion (2000)
  • The Legendeer: Warriors of the Raven (2001)
  • Julie and Me and Michael Owen Make Three (2001)
  • Treble Trouble (2002)
  • The Cold Heart of Summer (2002)
  • The Edge (2002)
  • Deathriders (2003)
  • Caught in the Crossfire (2003)
  • The Dark Beneath (2003)
  • The Defender (2004)
  • The Lost Boys' Appreciation Society (2004)
  • The Night Hunger (2004)
  • Blood Pressure (2005)
  • Hold On (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Fiction (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Non Fiction (2005)
  • Teach Me to Write Poetry (2005)
  • The Greatest (2006)
  • Setting of a Cruel Sun (2006)
  • Rise of the Blood Moon (2006)
  • Scared to Death (2007)
  • The Darkwing Omnibus (2007)
  • The Legendeer Trilogy (2008)
  • The Demon Assassin (2008)
  • Renegade (2009)
  • Witch Breed (2010)
  • The Number Seven Shirt (2008)
  • Moving on (2009)
  • The Dying Photo (2010)
  • Dark Spaces (2009)
  • Rib Ticklers (2010)
  • An Act of Love (2011)
  • Raining Fire (2013)
  • Hate (2014)
  • End Game (2014)
  • Read On series (2013-2014)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird School Day (2015)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird Snowy Day (2016)
  • Weirdibeasts: Weird Spooky Day (2016)
  • Street Corner Dad (2015)
  • The ISIS Trap (2016)
  • The Lion Roars (2016)
  • Forget Me Not (2016)
  • The Beautiful Game (2017)
  • Winds of October (2017)
  • 100 Ways to Write a Book (2022)

作風・主題

文体
Fast-moving storiesRealistic depiction of social issues
頻出モチーフ
RacismPovertySocial justiceWorking-class life

評価・遺産

English writer of children's books and young adult fiction, known for over 60 books. Prominent campaigner for libraries and local councillor in Liverpool. His works often address social issues like racism and poverty.

豆知識

  • Has written over 60 books
  • Father of four children (eldest son died in a motorcycle accident in 2018)
  • Led campaigns against library closures
  • Proposed National Libraries Day