David Day

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David Day (born October 14, 1947 in Victoria , Vancouver Island ) is a Canadian author who is best known for his non-fiction books about the life and work of JRR Tolkien .

Live and act

After finishing school in Victoria , British Columbia , Day worked as a lumberjack on Vancouver Island for five years . He then traveled to Europe, especially Greece , where he wrote his first volume of poetry entitled The Cowichan . He also lived in London for some time.

Day's main focus is on the life and literary work of Tolkien. His books on the subject include Tolkien Bestiary (1978), The Tolkien Companion (1993), Tolkien's Ring (1994), The Hobbit Companion (2000), Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (2000), and Tolkien's World (2002).

Day also wrote children's and non-fiction books on ecology and extinct and endangered animals. In his book The Doomsday of Animals (1981) he describes extinct vertebrates and plants, some of which were illustrated for the first time. In 1995/1996 the book became the basis of the television series Lost Animals (German: Animals that once existed , 1999). In about five hundred minute episodes animals as were Berber lion , the Caribbean monk seal , the Carolina Parakeet or balitiger introduced that became extinct during the 20th century. 1984 appeared with Castles the first of five books, which was illustrated by Oscar winner Alan Lee (set designer of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy). His book Eco Wars (1989) portrays environmental and animal protection activists like Dian Fossey and Chico Mendes who were murdered because of their convictions. The book The Whale War (1987) formed the basis for an ITV television documentary of the same name from 1993.

Works

Books of poetry

Natural history and ecology

  • The Doomsday Book of Animals (1981) ISBN 0-670-27987-0 (with illustrations by Mick Loates , Tim Bramfitt, Peter Hayman , Maurice Wilson )
  • The Whale War (1987) ISBN 0-87156-775-X
  • The Eco Wars: True Tales of Environmental Madness (1989) also published under the title The Environmental Wars: Reports from the Front Line (1990) ISBN 0-312-04418-6
  • The Encyclopedia of Vanished Species (1989) (Revised edition of The Doomsday Book of Animals) ISBN 0-947889-30-2
  • Noah's Choice (1990)
  • Green Penguin Book Guide (1992)
  • The Complete Rhinoceros (1994)
  • Nevermore: A Book of Hours (2012)

Fantasy and mythology

  • The Burroughs Bestiary (1978) ISBN 0-450-03442-9
  • A Tolkien Bestiary (1978) (German: JRR Tolkien's fantastical world , 1980) ISBN 0-345-28283-3
  • Castles (1984) (with illustrations by Alan Lee) ISBN 0-07-037280-2
  • Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (1992) (German: Tolkien - Eine Illustrierte Enzyklopädie , 1992) ISBN 0-02-533431-X
  • A to Z of Tolkien (1993) under the titles The Tolkien Companion and Guide to Tolkien published ISBN 1-57145-878-6
  • Tolkien's Ring (1994) (with illustrations by Alan Lee) ISBN 0-261-10298-2
  • The Search for King Arthur (1995) also published under the title The Quest for King Arthur (1996) (German: In search of King Arthur , 1996) ISBN 0-8160-3370-6
  • The Hobbit Companion (1997) (German: Das Buch von den Hobbits , 1998) ISBN 1-57036-391-9
  • Tolkien's World (2002) (German: Tolkien's world. The mythological sources of the "Lord of the Rings" , 2003) ISBN 0-517-22317-1

history

  • History and Literature: Sound Heritage Anthology Series (Ed.) (1975)
  • Myth and the Mountains: Sound Heritage Anthology Series (Ed.) (1976)
  • Men of the Forest: Sound Heritage Anthology Series (Ed.) (1977)
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Decoded (2015)

Children's books

Television, film, radio and theater

  • The Scarlet Coat - play (1984)
  • The Lost - Radio (1984)
  • Gothic - stage play (1988/2003)
  • The Emperor's Panda - play for the stage (1988)
  • First Step - Film
  • Noah's Choice - Television (1990)
  • Still Life at the Penguin Cafe - Ballet (1993)
  • The Whale War - ITV Documentary (1993)
  • Lost Animals - 100-part television series (voiced by Greta Scacchi ) (1995/1996), (German: Animals that once existed , 1999)
  • Just Say 'No' to Family Values - Poems and Jazz (1998)
  • Arthur I & Arthur II - Ballets (2000)

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personal data
SURNAME Day, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian author
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Victoria , Vancouver Island