Margaret Mahy
Bronze bust of Margaret Mahy in Christchurch
Margaret Mahy ONZ (born March 21, 1936 in Whakatāne , † July 23, 2012 in Christchurch ) was a New Zealand writer .
Life
Mahy worked as a librarian in a children's library from 1967 to 1981. Her first book, A Lion in the Meadow , was published in 1969.
The eccentric liked to come to her readings dressed up and with wigs. According to his own statement, some books were banned for sale in the United States because they deal with witches.
Her approximately 200 books have been translated into ten languages.
Works (selection)
- A hippopotamus rarely comes alone
- A lion in the meadow
- Barney's visitor
- Daring pirate acts
Awards
- Hans Christian Andersen Prize 2006
- Esther Glen Award
- Aim Children's Book Award
- The Boston Globe - Horn Book Award
- IBBY Honor List 1986
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Carnegie Medal
- 1985 for The Changeover , ( Eng . "Daughters of the Moon", 1987)
- 1983 for The Haunting , (Eng. "Barneys Visitors", 1986)
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Phoenix Award
- 2005 for The Catalog of the Universe (Eng. "The collected universe", 1987)
- 2005 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
- 2007 for Memory
- Zilveren stylus 1978 for Ze lopen gewoon met me mee ...
Web links
- Literature by and about Margaret Mahy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Margaret Mahy in the German Digital Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Margaret Mahy at perlentaucher.de
- Margaret Mahy in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Margaret Mahy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Margaret Mahy (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mahy, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Whakatāne , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2012 |
| Place of death | Christchurch , New Zealand |