Author for children Alan Garner

Alan Garner

Living place: England

Birthday: 17-10-1934 (90 years old)

Global rank: #75744

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Who is Author for children Alan Garner?
The author imagines an English child, he is best known for The Weirdstone Trilogy, as well as for his updated versions of British folklore. His later works include The Stone Book of Four, Strandloper, and Thursbitch.
He was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2001. He has received many other awards for his books, including the Carnegie Medal, the Karl Edward Wagner award and the fantasy award. World for Lifetime Achievement.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He grew up in the Cheshire region of England and studied at Manchester Grammar School and Oxford University before publishing his first novel in 1960.

Family life info

He was born in the village of Alderley Edge, and he grew up fascinated with the folklore of the area.

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When was Author for children Alan Garner born?
Alan Garner birthday 17-10-1934 (at the age of 90).
Where is Author for children Alan Garner's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Alan Garner was born in England. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Alan Garner's global rank is 75744 and whose rank is 221 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1934 and 17-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Alan Garner

  • Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria is assassinated by Nazis.
  • Hitler becomes Führer when chancellorship and presidency are united.
  • U.S.S.R. admitted to League of Nations.
  • Dionne sisters, first quintuplets to survive beyond infancy, born in Canada. Background: Multiple Births
  • Mao Zedong begins the Long March north with 100,000 soldiers.

Birthday Alan Garner (17-10) in history

  • Day 17-10 year 1777: British General Burgoyne surrenders in Saratoga County, New York, during the American Revolution.
  • Day 17-10 year 1931: Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
  • Day 17-10 year 1933: Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
  • Day 17-10 year 1979: Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in Calcutta, India.
  • Day 17-10 year 1989: An earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude killed 67 and injured over 3,000 in San Francisco.
  • Day 17-10 year 2011: Occupy Wall Street, an organized protest in New York's financial district, expands to other cities across the U.S., including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Occupy Wall Street defines itself as a group of activists who stand against corporate greed, social inequality, and the disproportion between the rich and poor.
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