EV Thompson
Ernest Victor Thompson , MBE (born July 14, 1931 in London , England , † July 19, 2012 in Launceston , Cornwall ), was a British writer .
Life
Ernest Victor Thompson was born in London. He has no academic training and served in the Royal Navy for nine years . He was employed by the Bristol Police and Chief Security Officer at the Department of Aviation in Rhodesia . In 1970 he moved to Cornwall to focus on writing. By the time he made his debut novel, he wrote almost 400 short stories.
With Chase the Wind , Thompson made his debut as a writer in 1977. He won the Best Historical Novel of the Year award for the novel, with prize money of £ 7,000 . In addition to guaranteeing that the novel will be published in the United States, the novel was eventually translated into 14 languages, including German. It was published by Ullstein Verlag in 1986 under the title Wild wie das Moor . He wrote a total of 39 historical novels in 35 years, of which around 5 million copies were sold worldwide.
On July 19, 2012, Thompson died at his home in Launceston at the age of 81. He left behind his wife and two sons.
Works
- 1977: Chase the Wind
- Wild wie das Moor , Ullstein Verlag (1986), 155 pages, ISBN 3-548-39165-6
- 1978: Harvest of the Sun
- Black Sun Africa , Ullstein Verlag (1987), 266 pages, ISBN 3-548-21048-1
- 1979: Music Makers
- 1980: Ben Retallick
- Ben Retallick , Ullstein Verlag (1987), 269 pages, ISBN 3-548-21041-4
- 1981: The Dream Traders
- Opium and Almond Eye , Droemer Knaur , Munich 1984, 523 pages, ISBN 3-426-01151-4 .
- 1982: Singing Spears
- Singende Speere , Ullstein Verlag (1988), 413 pages, ISBN 3-548-21087-2
- 1983: The Restless Sea
- Cornwall , Ullstein Verlag (1987), 332 pages, ISBN 3-548-21068-6
- 1984: Cry Once Alone
- Texas , Ullstein Verlag (1988), 444 pages, ISBN 3-548-21081-3
- 1985: Polrudden
- Polrudden , Ullstein Verlag (1988), 267 pages, ISBN 3-548-21075-9
- 1986: The Stricken Land
- 1988: Becky
- 1989: God's Highlander
- 1990: Lottie Trago
- 1991: Cassie
- 1992: Whychwood
- 1992: Blue Dress Girl
- 1993: Mistress of Polrudden
- 1994: Tolpuddle Woman
- 1995: Ruddlemoor
- 1996: Lewin's Mead
- 1996: Moontide
- 1997: Cast No Shadows
- 1997: Mud Huts and Missionaries
- 1998: Fires of Evening
- 1999: Here, There and Yesterday
- 1999: Somewhere a Bird is Singing
- 2000: Winds of Fortune
- 2001: Seek a New Dawn
- 2002: The Lost Years
- 2003: Paths of Destiny
- 2004: Tomorrow Is For Ever
- 2005: The Vagrant King
- 2006: Brothers in War
- 2007: Though the Heavens May Fall
- 2008: No Less Than the Journey
- 2009: Churchyard and Hawke
- 2010: Beyond the Storm
- 2012: Hawke's Gate
- 2012: The Bonds of Earth
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Publisher pays tribute to respected Cornish author ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , thisiscornwall.co.uk
- ↑ In which EV Thompson talks about his writing career ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , hurleybooks.co.uk
- ^ EV Thompson dies at Launceston home , bbc.co.uk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thompson, EV |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thompson, Ernest Victor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th July 2012 |
| Place of death | Launceston , Cornwall |