Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1958) Winner
Philippa Pearce
フィリッパ・ピアース
Firippa Piāsu
Aliases:
Ann Philippa Pearce
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-01-22 （Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire）
- Died
- 2006-12-21 （Durham） age 86
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Great Shelford → London → Great Shelford
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Radio producer, Children's editor
- Active Years
- 1955-2008
- Affiliations
- BBC, Oxford University Press, André Deutsch
- Memberships
- FRSL
- Influenced By
- Alison Uttley
- Nominations
- Carnegie Medal commended runner-up four times
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girton College, Cambridge | English and History | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Perse School for Girls | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Girton College, Cambridge
English and History
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied English and History
Perse School for Girls
Country:
United Kingdom
Cambridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Carnegie Medal | Tom's Midnight Garden | — | Library Association | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1958
Work:
Tom's Midnight Garden
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1978) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tom's Midnight Garden
1958 Children's literature, time-slipTom, a boy quarantined with measles, discovers a magical garden that leads to the past.
Time travelFamilyGrowth
Adaptations
- [Film]
- [Stage play]
- [TV series]
Minnow on the Say
1955 Children's adventure 241 pagesTwo boys search for treasure along the river.
AdventureFriendshipHometown
Adaptations
- [TV series] Treasure over the Water (1972)
Translations
- US title: The Minnow Leads to Treasure
Bibliography
- Minnow on the Say (1955)
- Tom's Midnight Garden (1958)
- A Dog So Small (1962)
- The Children of Charlecote (1968)
- The Squirrel Wife (1971)
- What the Neighbours Did and Other Stories (1972)
- The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural (1977)
- The Battle of Bubble and Squeak (1978)
- The Way to Sattin Shore (1983)
- The Little Gentleman (2004)
- A Finder's Magic (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic and detailed descriptionsBlending of reality and fantasy
- Recurring Motifs
- GardensRiversConnections to the past
Health
-
Tuberculosis1951年Hospital stay inspired first book
Legacy
Renowned for classic children's time-slip novels, Carnegie Medal winner. Annual Philippa Pearce Lecture.
In Popular Culture
- Daughter Sally Christie is also a children's author
Trivia
- Youngest of four sisters
- Raised in Mill House by River Cam
- Husband was Japanese POW