Joan Lingard

Joan Amelia Lingard (born April 23, 1932 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish novel and children's and young adult writer . She grew up in Belfast and now lives in Edinburgh. She won several book prizes in the 1980s to 2000s, including the Scottish Arts Council Award in 1994 and 1998. In 2015, her late work, the youth book Trouble on Cable Street , was shortlisted for the Little Rebels Awards .

Life

Joan Lingard was born in 1932 in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile of the old town. However, she spent her childhood and youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland . There she went to the Bloomfield Collegiate School. She was attracted to books at an early age and so, at the age of eleven, with the desire to be a writer in her head, she herself wrote an Enid Blyton- inspired adventure book, which she prepared like a real one with illustrations, cover, blurb and serial number . Her mother died when she was 16 years old. She left school and was teaching children in a shabby building in Belfast due to a blatant teacher shortage in the early 1950s. Two years later, she and her father made the decision to move back to Scotland. After returning to her hometown of Edinburgh, she initially worked as a librarian in the public library . She then completed a teacher training course at the Moray House College of Education in the neighborhood where she was born . From 1953 to 1961 she taught at a village school in Midlothian .

At the same time she worked on a manuscript for a novel , the final version of which she sent to various publishers. Hodder & Stoughton accepted it, so that Joan Lingard did not embark on a career as a writer until 1963, at the age of 30, with an adult novel entitled Liam's Daughter . Five more novels were published in quick succession until she made her debut in 1970 with a book for young people . She received the impetus for this from an author friend. She thought her already designed adult characters to and it arose from the young protagonist in The Twelfth Day of July (dt .: The twelfth July ). This book opened an unusually successful and fruitful creative phase as a children's and youth author. It forms the first volume in the five-part Kevin and Sadie series about two Northern Irish teenagers who develop and maintain relationships in an aggressive environment divided by different religions . Lingard's intention was to motivate young people not to blindly accept the prejudices of their parents. The book was 16 years later by the young spectators of ZDF telecast students express the " price of bookworms excellent" and now sold over a million copies. A little later the even more successful sequel in 1972, received Across the Barricades (dt .: About the barricades ), the prestigious Buxtehude Bull . Since these honors were bestowed in Germany, i.e. abroad, numerous honors have also followed in the United Kingdom . Her admission as "MBE" in the Order of the British Empire 1998 for her contribution to youth literature should be emphasized.

Out of the situation of having to come up with new ideas for the Kevin and Sadie series, she wrote - in a somewhat unencumbered manner - books for the Maggie series, which came in four volumes. The protagonist lives in a working-class family in Glasgow . Contrary to Sadie, she does not cling to traditions , but explores how far she can go in terms of violating conventions and self-fulfillment , whereby the most important thing for her is simply the desire for higher education .

Edinburgh, on the other hand, is the setting for youth novels such as Rags and Riches (German: gravel and clothes ) and Glad Rags (German: motley clothes ), which addressed a new topic in 1988 and 1990 respectively. In Spain , where Lingard spends a few months each year, the adult novels A Secret Place (1998), Tell the Moon to Come Out (2003) and Encarnita's Journey (2005) are set, while The Kiss (2002) is set in Paris . The latter two contain strong references to an art genre, here to literature , there to the visual arts . Already Liam's Daughter had parts of Northern Ireland and France as the venue. In addition to the stories with a Northern Irish background, other works by Lingard take up the experiences of her husband, who, as a child , had to flee with his parents from Latvia via Germany to Canada after the Soviet attack in 1944 .

Her grandparents' experiences can also be found in The Eleventh Orphan and in the sequel The Chancery Lane Conspiracy , and those of their father at sea in After You've Gone . Trouble on Cable Street is loosely based on the father's childhood. An inglorious incident, in which she herself participated as a student, namely making the life of her German teacher, who was wrongly suspected of espionage, to hell, she developed into the youthful novel The File on Fraulein Berg (1980). Finally, she also processed the life episode of her then 15-year-old daughter, who had come into conflict with the law in the anti-nuclear movement ( The Guilty Party ). She also devoted herself to animal welfare in three books: in The Egg Thieves (2002) the birds and other animals in the Tilly books Tilly and the Wild Goats (2005) and Tilly and the Badgers (2006).

Until the end of the day, Lingard wrote her manuscripts by hand first, noted changes in the margins, and then retyped everything. In total, she realized over 70 book projects, almost 20 of them for adults and over 50 for children and young people. There is also a 16-part children's radio drama series based in Belfast, conceived and implemented for the BBC in 1995 . In the UK she often read in schools and in Germany many of her works are used in English classes.

Youth book characteristics

Lingard's main field is youth literature . There are adolescents in their books who have to define themselves in the field of tension between social, societal and political forces. Often they are helpless in the face of conflicts, but in dealing with these conditions they manage to confidently assume an individual position. Many of Lingard's fictions combine the past and the present because the characters hold tight to their roots and family history. This is not surprising when you consider that members of your own family (and Lingard himself) had a life path linked to historical events.

In the first work The Twelfth Day of July , she is only concerned with the mentioned aspect of developing one's own opinion. She avoids taking political and social sides by ensuring a balanced group of people, namely four young people on both sides, a pair of siblings each with a boy and a girl as closest confidante and followers. The Ricorso website. A Knowledge of Irish Literature leads an English review of where in Lingard's Kevin-and-Sadie - pentalogy still a tendency for the unionist Protestants is identified. The German reviewer Birgit Dankert pointed out that breaking down the Northern Ireland conflict on two groups of young people, without any involvement in the IRA with their bomb terror, could be interpreted as a trivialization. Criticism was heard at all, the books in this series left questions unanswered, but Cecilia Gordon says in her description in the reference work Twentieth-Century Children's Writers that this is precisely what conveys to young readers that life is always made up of new imponderables and struggles. Are not to overlook the parallels of the initial situation by Kevin and Sadie for Romeo and Juliet - archetype , although the end of the two contemporary lovers is relatively happy.

Cecilia Gordon sums up with regard to the ingredients of personality development, love experience and historical impact, Lingard does not write banal love stories, but draws her readership under her spell with up-close history and at the same time makes them receptive to recognizing the origin of bigotry and prejudice.

In Joan Lingard's last coming-of-age novel Trouble on Cable Street , two contradicting views collide again, this time political regarding the Spanish Civil War and this time within a family: In London in the 1930s, a brother of Isabella decides to volunteer for the International Brigades to Spain while her other brother is toying with joining the fascist movement . In the end it was not enough for the Little Rebels Award, but Lingard made it onto the shortlist again at the end of her career.

Quote

“I am particularly interested in characters caught up in social change, with all its attendant problems and stresses; Also in the relationship within families, and which part of their inheritance young people retain, and which part reject, or attempt to. "

“I am particularly interested in characters who are involved in social change, with all the problems and burdens associated with it, including in family relationships, and which aspects of their traditional heritage young people accept and which they reject or try to do. "

- Joan Lingard : Twentieth-Century Children's Writers

Works

Published in German

The People of Greenyards - A novel from the Scottish mountains . Wunderlich, Tugingen 1983, ISBN 978-3-8052-0382-1 .
The twelfth of July - A story from Northern Ireland . Maier, Ravensburg 1985, ISBN 978-3-473-35079-7 .
Over the Barricades - A Tale from Northern Ireland . Maier, Ravensburg 1986, ISBN 978-3-473-35081-0 .
A peaceful place: a story from Northern Ireland . Maier, Ravensburg 1989, ISBN 978-3-473-35106-0 .
Found guilty . Spectrum-Verlag, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 978-3-7976-1445-2 .
Strangers in the house . Spectrum-Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 978-3-7976-1452-0 .
The chaperon . Spectrum-Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 978-3-7976-1458-2 .
Gravel and clothes . Sauerländer, Aarau, Frankfurt am Main, Salzburg 1993, ISBN 978-3-7941-3611-7 .
I was just missing Stella! Arena, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 978-3-401-01720-4 .
Colorful clothes . Sauerländer, Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 978-3-7941-4088-6 .

Original title (selection)

Liam's daughter . Hodder & Stoughton, London 1963.
The prevailing wind . Hodder & Stoughton, London 1964.
The Lord on Our Side . Hodder & Stoughton, London 1970, ISBN 978-0-340-12869-5 .
The Twelfth Day of July: A Novel of Modern Ireland . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1972, ISBN 978-0-8407-6254-2 .
Across the Barricades . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1973, ISBN 978-0-8407-6280-1 .
Into Exile . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1973, ISBN 978-0-8407-6324-2 .
Joan Lingard, Priscilla Clive: Frying as Usual . Hamish Hamilton, London 1973, ISBN 978-0-241-02226-9 .
The clearance . Hamish Hamilton, London 1974, ISBN 978-0-241-89021-9 .
The resetting . Hamish Hamilton, London 1975.
A proper place . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1975, ISBN 978-0-8407-6425-6 .
The pilgrimage . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1976, ISBN 978-0-8407-6500-0 .
Hostages to Fortune . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1977, ISBN 978-0-8407-6539-0 .
Snake among the Sunflowers . Hamish Hamilton, London 1977, ISBN 978-0-86241-070-4 .
The Reunion . T. Nelson Publishers, Nashville 1978, ISBN 978-0-8407-6592-5 .
The File on Fraulein Berg . Elsevier / Nelson Books, New York 1980, ISBN 978-0-525-66684-4 .
The Freedom Machine . Hamish Hamilton, London 1986, ISBN 978-0-241-11882-5 .
The Guilty Party . Hamish Hamilton, London 1986, ISBN 978-0-241-12081-1 .
Rags and Riches . Hamilton, London 1988, ISBN 978-0-241-12204-4 .
Tug of War . Lodestar Books, New York 1989, ISBN 978-0-525-67306-4 .
Joan Lingard, Jan Lewis: Can You Find Sammy the Hamster? Walker, 1990, ISBN 978-0-7445-1200-7 .
Joan Lingard, Patricia Casey: Morag and the Lamb . Walker, 1990, ISBN 978-0-7445-1201-4 .
Between Two Worlds . Lodestar Books, New York 1991, ISBN 978-0-525-67360-6 .
Night fires . Hamish Hamilton, London 1993, ISBN 978-0-241-13404-7 .
Lizzie's Leaving . Hamish Hamilton, London 1995, ISBN 978-0-241-13529-7 .
Dark shadows . Hamish Hamilton, London 1998, ISBN 978-0-241-13774-1 .
A secret place . Hodder Children's, 1998, ISBN 978-0-340-71661-8 .
Natasha's will . Puffin, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-14-130892-0 .
Joan Lingard, Paul Howard: The Egg Thieves . Hodder Children's, London 2002, ISBN 978-0-340-73264-9 .
River Eyes . Hodder Children's, Londons 2002, ISBN 978-0-340-77401-4 .
Tortoise Trouble . Hodder Children's, London 2002, ISBN 978-0-340-80578-7 .
Joan Lingard, Paul Howard: Tom and the Tree House . Hodder Children's, London 2002, ISBN 978-0-340-71664-9 .
Dark Shadows Teacher's Guide . Diesterweg, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 978-3-425-09020-7 .
Tell the moon to come out . Puffin, London 2003, ISBN 978-0-14-131689-5 .
Joan Lingard, Sarah Warburton: Tilly and the Wild Goats . Orchard Books, London 2005, ISBN 978-1-84362-421-9 .
The Sign of the Black Dagger . Puffin, London 2005, ISBN 978-0-14-132008-3 .
Encarnita's Journey . Allison & Busby, London 2005, ISBN 978-0-7490-8280-2 .
Joan Lingard, Sarah Warburton: Tilly and the Badges . Orchard Books, London 2006, ISBN 978-1-84362-993-1 .
After you've gone . Allison & Busby, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7490-8153-9 .
The Eleventh Orphan . Catnip, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-84647-052-3 .
The Chancery Lane Conspiracy . Catnip, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-84647-108-7 .
Trouble on Cable Street . Catnip, London 2014, ISBN 978-1-84647-185-8 .

Awards

1986: ZDF-Schüler-Express : Prize of Bookworms
1987: Buxtehuder Bulle
1988: Federation of Children's Book Groups Award
1989: Federation of Children's Book Groups Award
1989: Carnegie Medal in Literature
1990: Sheffield Children's Book Award
1990: Lancashire County Library Children's Book of the Year Award
1994: Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award
1998: Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award (for Tom and the Tree House )
1998: Order of the British Empire (MBE)
2006: Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books (for The Sign of the Black Dagger )
2007: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize
2009: Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books

Web links

Literature by and about Joan Lingard in the catalog of the German National Library
Joan Lingard in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cecilia Gordon: Lingard, Joan (Amelia) . In: DL Kirkpatrick (Ed.): Twentieth-Century Children's Writers . With a Preface by Naomi Lewis. The Macmillan Press Ltd., London / Basingstoke 1978, ISBN 978-0-333-23414-3 , pp. 779-781 .
↑ ^a ^b Eight Little Rebels Have Been Shortlisted! Trouble on Cable Street by Joan Lingard. In: littlerebels.org. The Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB), April 8, 2015, accessed March 2, 2019 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Harriet Mallinson: Stories with a message make the Little Rebels book award shortlist. Picture books featuring knitting schoolboys and bird catchers, along with teen reads about fascism, are in the running for the Little Rebels children's book award for stories imbued with social justice. In: theguardian.com . April 9, 2015, accessed March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joan Lingard: Joan Lingard. In: scottishpen.org. Scottish PEN, accessed March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Joan Lingard [Great Britain]. Biography. In: literaturfestival.com. Peter Weiss Foundation for Art and Politics V. , accessed on March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Valerie Bierman: Authorgraph No. 60 - Joan Lingard. In: booksforkeeps.co.uk. 1990, accessed on March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Elizabeth O'Reilly: Joan Lingard. Critical Perspective. In: britishcouncil.org. 2010, accessed on March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Elizabeth O'Reilly: Joan Lingard. Biography. In: britishcouncil.org. 2010, accessed on March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Tommy Moore: Joan Lingard. The Linen Hall Library marks the 40th anniversary of Joan Lingard's The Twelfth Day of July with an exhibition of her work. In: culturenorthernireland.org. David Lewis, 2009, accessed March 2, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Joan Lingard. Life, Works, Criticism, Commentary, Quotations, References, Notes. In: ricorso.net. Bruce Stewart, accessed March 2, 2019 .
↑ Birgit Dankert: Lingard, Joan. The twelfth of July […] In: Purchasing center for libraries (ed.): Ekz-Informationsdienst . No. 24/85 , August 1985 (here in slip form, in booklet form see: BA ( meetings, annotations ) 8/85).

personal data
SURNAME	Lingard, Joan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lingard, Joan Amelia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish author for children and young people
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edinburgh , Scotland

[Gordon-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cecilia Gordon: Lingard, Joan (Amelia) . In: DL Kirkpatrick (Ed.): Twentieth-Century Children's Writers . With a Preface by Naomi Lewis. The Macmillan Press Ltd., London / Basingstoke 1978, ISBN 978-0-333-23414-3 , pp. 779-781 .

[rebels-2] Eight Little Rebels Have Been Shortlisted! Trouble on Cable Street by Joan Lingard. In: littlerebels.org. The Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB), April 8, 2015, accessed March 2, 2019 .

[Mallinson-3] A ^b ^c Harriet Mallinson: Stories with a message make the Little Rebels book award shortlist. Picture books featuring knitting schoolboys and bird catchers, along with teen reads about fascism, are in the running for the Little Rebels children's book award for stories imbued with social justice. In: theguardian.com . April 9, 2015, accessed March 2, 2019 .

[Lingard-4] Joan Lingard: Joan Lingard. In: scottishpen.org. Scottish PEN, accessed March 2, 2019 .

[litfestival-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Joan Lingard [Great Britain]. Biography. In: literaturfestival.com. Peter Weiss Foundation for Art and Politics V. , accessed on March 2, 2019 .

[Bierman-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Valerie Bierman: Authorgraph No. 60 - Joan Lingard. In: booksforkeeps.co.uk. 1990, accessed on March 2, 2019 .

[Crit-7] Elizabeth O'Reilly: Joan Lingard. Critical Perspective. In: britishcouncil.org. 2010, accessed on March 2, 2019 .

[Bio-8] Elizabeth O'Reilly: Joan Lingard. Biography. In: britishcouncil.org. 2010, accessed on March 2, 2019 .

[Moore-9] Tommy Moore: Joan Lingard. The Linen Hall Library marks the 40th anniversary of Joan Lingard's The Twelfth Day of July with an exhibition of her work. In: culturenorthernireland.org. David Lewis, 2009, accessed March 2, 2019 .

[ricorso-10] Joan Lingard. Life, Works, Criticism, Commentary, Quotations, References, Notes. In: ricorso.net. Bruce Stewart, accessed March 2, 2019 .

[11] Birgit Dankert: Lingard, Joan. The twelfth of July […] In: Purchasing center for libraries (ed.): Ekz-Informationsdienst . No. 24/85 , August 1985 (here in slip form, in booklet form see: BA ( meetings, annotations ) 8/85).