A. Wallis Lloyd
Alan Wallis Lloyd , actually Alan Nothnagle (born May 4, 1962 in Iowa , USA), is a German-American author of Welsh descent.
Life
Lloyd spent his childhood in France, where he went to school in Paris and Poitiers . He studied history and German at the State University of New York as well as in Tübingen and at the Humboldt University in Berlin . Since 1991 he has lived in Berlin as a freelance writer, interpreter and translator .
A. Wallis Lloyd is the author of adventure novels for young readers. Four of them belong to the "Korongo series" by Dieter Frieß Verlag . The series is set primarily in Africa, but also partly in North America and Europe, and describes the experiences of Jenny Sandau, the teenage daughter of German emigrants in Tanzania . In addition to some political and historical references, the examination of foreign cultures and ways of life, aviation, diving, the problems of growing up and moral courage are among the frequent topics in these books. Lloyd is also the author of several children's books published by Edition Graugans .
Works
- The Flight of the Korongo (2002), ISBN 3-374-01977-3 .
- A rush of large water (2004), ISBN 3-374-02096-8 .
- Night flight to Kilimanjaro (2007), ISBN 3-9810928-4-8 .
- In the kingdom of Ngassas (2008), ISBN 978-3-9810928-6-8 .
- On the back of the north wind (2009), ISBN 978-3-941472-00-6 .
- Meeting point Zanzibar (2010), ISBN 978-3-941472-01-3 .
- The Sleepy Boys (2013), ISBN 978-3-944704-00-5 .
- The Monster Musical (2013), ISBN 978-3-944704-02-9 (with illustrations by Tina Brenneisen )
- Dick Whittington's Cat (2013), ISBN 978-3-944704-03-6 .
Web links
- Homepage A. Wallis Lloyd
- The Berlin Short Fiction Podcast, featuring A. Wallis Lloyd
- Literature by and about A. Wallis Lloyd in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Wallis Lloyd reads from his book "Die Schlafburschen" - Menschen in Dresden in front of students. In: Menschen-in-dresden.de. November 16, 2013, accessed May 7, 2017 .
- ↑ A journey of discovery into one's own and distant cultures. About the Berlin writer Alan Lloyd, in Die Kirche , November 7, 2004.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lloyd, A. Wallis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lloyd, Alan Wallis (pseudonym); Alan Nothnagle (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American author of Welsh descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iowa , USA |