Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1971) Winner
John Christopher
ジョン・クリストファー
Jon Kurisutofā
Aliases:
Sam Youd / Samuel Youd / Christopher Youd
Pen Names:
Stanley Winchester（Pen name for general novels）,
Hilary Ford（Pen name for children's novels）,
William Godfrey（Pen name for cricket novels）,
William Vine（Pen name for short SF stories）,
Peter Graaf（Pen name for Joe Dust series）,
Peter Nichols（Pen name for mystery novels）,
Anthony Rye（Pen name for some novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-04-16 （Huyton, Lancashire, England）
- Died
- 2012-02-03 （Bath, Somerset, England） age 89
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Huyton, Lancashire → Winchester, Hampshire → Rye, East Sussex → Bath, Somerset
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1941-2012
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Symonds College | — | Unknown | — | — | England |
Peter Symonds College
Unknown
Country:
England
Equivalent to high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | The Guardians | 子供向け小説 | The Guardian | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | The Guardians (German: Die Wächter) | 青少年小説 | Unknown | 受賞 |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1971
Work:
The Guardians
Category:
子供向け小説
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1976
Work:
The Guardians (German: Die Wächter)
Category:
青少年小説
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 21 (1976) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Death of Grass
1956 Science FictionA virus destroys all grasses, leading to global famine. A family flees north for survival in this post-apocalyptic novel.
ApocalypseSurvivalSocial Collapse
Adaptations
- [Film] No Blade of Grass / Cornel Wilde (1970)
The Tripods
1967 YA Science FictionIn a world dominated by giant robot Tripods, boys resist in this trilogy.
InvasionResistanceComing of Age
Adaptations
- [TV Series] The Tripods (1984)
The Guardians
1970 YA Science FictionIn a future stratified society, a boy joins a rebellion.
Class SocietyRebellionDystopia
Adaptations
- [TV Series] Die Wächter (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise proseTense plottingRealistic SF elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Post-apocalypseDystopian societiesHuman survival
Health
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Bladder cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Known as a British SF author, acclaimed for post-apocalyptic and YA SF. The Tripods series adapted to TV.
In Popular Culture
- Tripods series influential in SF culture
Trivia
- Used numerous pen names under real name Sam Youd
- Began writing career with Rockefeller Foundation scholarship
- Many works depict post-WWII worlds