Jenny Downham
Jenny Downham (* 1964 in London ) is a British author and former actress .
Life
Jenny Downham worked as an actress in an independent theater company for eight years, touring the country and performing in youth centers , prisons and clinics before starting to write. She lives in London with her two sons. Before I Die is her first novel . In it, she describes the 16-year-old Tessa's fight against leukemia . Before I die it was also published as an audio book in Germany , read by Anna Thalbach .
Works
- Before i die . Bertelsmann, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-01004-4 (Original title: Before I Die. Oxford 2007).
- I against you . carl's books, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-570-58503-0 (original title: You against m e. Oxford 2010).
- The impropriety of happiness , Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-10292-3 (Original title: Unbecoming . Oxford 2015)
Awards
Jenny Downham won the Branford Boase Award in 2008 . She was also shortlisted for the 2007 Guardian Award and the 2008 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year . She was also nominated for the 2008 Carnegie Medal . In 2008 her book was ranked among the ALA Best Books for Young Adults and was shortlisted for the Guardian Award.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jenny Downham in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Jenny Downham at perlentaucher.de
- Nicola Bardola: What a teenager wishes for before death In: Die Welt online , July 18, 2008.
- An Interview With Jenny Downham In: The New York Times , October 14, 2007.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Downham, Jenny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |