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Alan Garner

English novelist
Person human Q384481

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 17, 1934
Place of birth
Congleton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
writer, children's writer, novelist, author
Educated at
Magdalen College, The Manchester Grammar School[8][9]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Carnegie Medal, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Phoenix Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[14][15][16][17][18]
Notable work
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath, Elidor, The Owl Service[10][11][12][13]
Nominated for
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Booker Prize, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature[25][26][27][28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Academic degree
Doctor of Letters[21]
Family name
Garner[22]
Given name
Alan[23]
Medical condition
bipolar disorder[24]
Member of
Royal Society of Literature[19]
P14750
EA25-4974-9103-300A-05BC
Start of work period
1960[31]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Fancyclopedia 3 ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Library of Congress Classification
PR6057.A66
Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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RILM ID
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RSL author ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
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TMDB person ID
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The Guardian topic ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
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UK National Archives ID
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Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
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WBIS ID
B2032714
Who's Who UK ID
U16785
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Award received 4
Carnegie Medal, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Phoenix Award, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Occupation 4
writer, author, novelist, children's writer
Nominated for 3
Booker Prize, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Educated at 2
Magdalen College, The Manchester Grammar School
← Winner 2
Carnegie Medal, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Alan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Medical condition 1
bipolar disorder
Member of 1
Royal Society of Literature
Place of birth 1
Congleton
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Alan Garner was born on October 17, 1934[1], in Congleton[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], novelist[5], and author[6].

FAQs

Where was Alan Garner born?

Alan Garner was born in Congleton[2].

What did Alan Garner do for work?

Alan Garner worked as a writer[3], children's writer[4], novelist[5], and author[6].

Where did Alan Garner go to school?

Alan Garner was educated at Magdalen College[8] and The Manchester Grammar School[9].

What awards did Alan Garner receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[14], Carnegie Medal[15], Guardian Children's Fiction Prize[16], and Phoenix Award[17].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Google Books. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . rsliterature.org. Retrieved . rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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