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For more than 50 years, Alan Garner has enraptured generations of readers with works like The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Owl Service, Red Shift, and The Stone Book Quartet. Described by Philip Pullman as 'the most important British writer of fantasy since Tolkein', Alan Garner has inspired readers and writers alike.
Now, in celebration of his 80th birthday, comes First Light. A collaboration by many of the acclaimed writers, artists, archaeologists and historians he has influenced over the years, this anthology includes original contributions from David Almond, Margaret Atwood, John Burnside, Susan Cooper, Helen Dunmore, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Garner, Paul Kingsnorth, Katherine Langrish, Helen Macdonald, Robert Macfarlane, Gregory Maguire, Neel Mukherjee, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith, Elizabeth Wein, Michael Wood, and many, many more.
Whether a literary essay, a personal response to Alan's work, a memory of the first time they read his work, or a story about the man himself, each piece is a tribute to his remarkable impact.
Edited by the acclaimed literary journalist and novelist, Erica Wagner, First Light is a striking collection that will touch the heart of anyone who grew up reading the works of Alan Garner.
For more than 50 years, Alan Garner has enraptured generations of readers with works like The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Owl Service, Red Shift, and The Stone Book Quartet. Described by Philip Pullman as 'the most important British writer of fantasy since Tolkein', Alan Garner has inspired readers and writers alike.
Now, in celebration of his 80th birthday, comes First Light. A collaboration by many of the acclaimed writers, artists, archaeologists and historians he has influenced over the years, this anthology includes original contributions from David Almond, Margaret Atwood, John Burnside, Susan Cooper, Helen Dunmore, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Garner, Paul Kingsnorth, Katherine Langrish, Helen Macdonald, Robert Macfarlane, Gregory Maguire, Neel Mukherjee, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith, Elizabeth Wein, Michael Wood, and many, many more.
Whether a literary essay, a personal response to Alan's work, a memory of the first time they read his work, or a story about the man himself, each piece is a tribute to his remarkable impact.
Edited by the acclaimed literary journalist and novelist, Erica Wagner, First Light is a striking collection that will touch the heart of anyone who grew up reading the works of Alan Garner.
Erica Wagner is the author of Gravity: Stories; Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters and a novel, Seizure. Her stories have been widely anthologized and broadcast on the radio; Pas de Deux/A Concert of Stories, a show co-written with storyteller Abbi Patrix and musician and composer Linda Edsjö, tours around the world. Twice a judge of the Man Booker Prize, she was literary editor of The Times for seventeen years, and she is now a contributing writer for the New Statesman and consulting literary editor for Harper's Bazaar. Her biography of Washington Roebling, chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, was published by Bloomsbury in 2017.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800180314 |
| ISBN-10: | 1800180314 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: | Wagner, Erica |
| Hersteller: | Unbound |
| Maße: | 197 x 131 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Erica Wagner |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,381 kg |
Erica Wagner is the author of Gravity: Stories; Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters and a novel, Seizure. Her stories have been widely anthologized and broadcast on the radio; Pas de Deux/A Concert of Stories, a show co-written with storyteller Abbi Patrix and musician and composer Linda Edsjö, tours around the world. Twice a judge of the Man Booker Prize, she was literary editor of The Times for seventeen years, and she is now a contributing writer for the New Statesman and consulting literary editor for Harper's Bazaar. Her biography of Washington Roebling, chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, was published by Bloomsbury in 2017.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800180314 |
| ISBN-10: | 1800180314 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: | Wagner, Erica |
| Hersteller: | Unbound |
| Maße: | 197 x 131 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Erica Wagner |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,381 kg |
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