Colin Thiele
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Colin Milton Thiele (born November 16, 1920 in Eudunda , South Australia , † September 4, 2006 in Brisbane , Queensland ) was an Australian author for young people .
Life
Colin Thiele was born in Eudunda as the fourth of five children of a German-born farming family. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Germany to Australia in 1855 . In 1941 Thiele received a degree from the University of Adelaide .
During World War II he was a corporal in the RAAF in the Northern Territory and New Guinea . In 1945 he married Rhonda Gill, with whom he had two daughters. From 1946 to 1956, Thiele taught English at high schools . From 1957 until his retirement in 1980 he then worked in teacher training.
Thiele published over 100 books in various directions (children's books, historical biographies, poems, books on education). His literary breakthrough came in 1963 with the book Storm Boy .
Awards and honors (selection)
- 1944 WJ Miles Poetry Prize
- 1952 Fulbright scholar in the USA and Canada
- 1959 Grace Levin Poetry Prize
- 1960 Grace Levin Poetry Prize
- 1962 Children's Book of the Year Award
- 1962 Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship
- 1977 Companion of the Order of Australia
Works (selection)
Youth books
- The Sun on the Stubble , 1961 ( Ger . Sheep thieves in the night. Boy years on an Australian farm ; In the valley of the sun )
- Storm Boy , 1963 (German: The boy and his pelican ; Storm Boy )
- Blue Fin , 1969 ( The last ride of the Blue Fin )
- Magpie Island , 1974 (German: The Island of the Flute Bird )
- Albatross Two , 1974 (German fight for borehole Albatros 2 )
- The Hammerhead Light , 1976 ( The old lighthouse )
- The Sknuk , 1977 ( Eng . The Ttupak )
- Chadwick's Chimney , 1979 (Eng. The Cave )
- Pinquo , 1983 (German Pinquo or The Warning of the Penguins )
- Coorong Captive , 1985 (Eng. The trail in the lagoon )
- Seashores and Shadows , 1985 (German: the shark with the scar )
- Danny's Egg , 1989 (German Danny tends a treasure )
Film adaptations
- Storm Boy , 1976, directed by Henri Safran , with Greg Rowe a . a.
- Blue Fin (Eng. Die Sturmfahrt der Blue Fin ), 1978, directed by Carl Schultz , with Hardy Krüger , Greg Rowe and others. a.
- The Fire in the Stone , 1984, directed by Gary Conway
- Gotcha , 1991, directed by Howard Rubie
- Sun on the Stubble (dt. In the Valley of the Sun ), (TV-OUT, 1996), directed by Robert Marchand , with Jamie Croft , Josh Picker u. a.
- Storm Boy , directed by Shawn Seet
literature
- Stephany Evans Steggall: Can I Call You Colin? The authorized biography of Colin Thiele . New Holland, Sydney a. a. 2004. ISBN 1-7411-0142-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Colin Thiele in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thiele, Colin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thiele, Colin Milton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eudunda , South Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 2006 |
| Place of death | Brisbane |