Ivan Southall
Ivan Southall (born June 8, 1921 in Melbourne , † November 15, 2008 ) was an Australian author for young people.
Life
Southall also wrote short stories, essays, and non-fiction books. In total, he wrote about 40 books for young people that have been translated into more than 20 languages. 11 of his books are published in German, mostly translated by Hans-Georg Noack .
Southall's hallmark is the absolute seriousness that has shaped both his style and the plot and the protagonists of his works. The children in his books do not laugh and cannot be childlike or childish because the author subjects them to tests that require the utmost courage and steadfastness a child can produce.
In a bush fire , the children and the elderly residents of a small settlement have to fight off a bush fire, as the adults who are fit for work, mistakenly assume that their own place is not in danger, provide help elsewhere. In Survival , some children have to make an emergency landing on a plane and assert themselves in the wild after the pilot suffered a heart attack. In The Forbidden Tree , a disabled boy climbs a tree against the will of his caring mother. Tag der Helden is about a boy who, on ANZAC Day of all times, faces a fight with two stronger brawlers, which he cannot avoid.
But his books always end on an optimistic note.
Southall died in November 2008 of cancer .
Works
- 1950–1961 several volumes of the Simon Black series
- 1962 Hills End (German seven are missing , 1969 also SOS - Hills End does not answer , 1988)
- 1965 Ash road (German bush fire , 1967 also Suddenly in the Night , 2002)
- 1967 The fox hole (Eng. The trap on Desmond , 1970)
- 1967 To the wild sky (German survival , 1974, also emergency landing , 1983)
- 1968 Let the balloon go (German: The Forbidden Tree , 1974), filmed in 1976
- 1969 Finn's folly (German curve in the fog , 1970)
- 1970 Chinaman's Reef is ours ( The city is ours , 1971)
- 1970 Bread and honey (German Day of Heroes , 1971)
- 1971 Josh (German Tim , 1972)
- 1972 Over the top (Eng. The night when nobody slept , 1972)
- 1973 Matt and Jo (German Matt and Jo , 1973)
- 1977 What about tomorrow
- 1977 King of the sticks
- 1983 The long night watch
- 1984 A city out of sight (sequel to In the wild sky )
- 1986 Rachel
- 1988 Blackbird
- 1990 The mysterious world of Marcus Leadbeater
- 1997 Ziggurat
Awards
- Australian Children's Book Prize (multiple)
- Carnegie Medal (1971 for Josh )
- Phoenix Award (2003 for The long night watch )
- Australian Dromkeen Medal (2003 for Lifetime Achievement)
- German Youth Literature Award, selection list youth book (1968 for Bushfire )
Web links
- Literature by and about Ivan Southall in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Southall, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian youth author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 2008 |