Michael Bond

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Michael Bond , CBE (born January 13, 1926 in Newbury , Berkshire , England ; † June 27, 2017 in London , England) was a British writer who achieved greater fame, especially as a children's author and creator of Paddington Bear . He also wrote detective novels.

Live and act

Memorial to Michael Bond and the Paddington Bear in Paddington, London

Michael Bond began working as a writer after his military service. Like many budding colleagues, Bond first tried his hand at writing short stories. By chance he became aware of children's literature .

The first stories about Paddington Bear appeared in 1958, followed by 26 more volumes by 2017. Paddington was the name of a teddy he had given away and about which he wrote his first private stories.

The stories about Paddington, always several in one volume, delighted not only young audiences but also adult readers “of all ages” for decades. In addition to the plot, I also liked the illustrations, especially the illustrations by Peggy Fortnum and RW Alley. The translations of the stories that have occasionally been specially compiled in the German editions originate and a. by Käthe Recheis , Brigitte von Mechow and Peter Kent, but most of them by Tatjana Kröll.

Michael Bond was also a crime writer. From 1983 he published numerous detective novels with "Monsieur Pamplemousse" as a detective. He works for a restaurant guide, together with his dog "French fries", whose taste is decisive in the ratings. Occasionally in this completely non-criminalist occupation, the two heroes stumble from one wild adventure to the next, which the author describes in a drinkable manner. Some of the novels were also published in German and were rounded off by the publisher with cooking recipes for which - in part - Paul Bocuse and Vincent Klink were responsible.

Bond died in London in June 2017 at the age of 91 after a brief illness. He left behind his wife Susan and two children.

Bibliography (selection)

Paddington Bear

  • 1958: A Bear Called Paddington
  • 1959: More About Paddington
  • 1960: Paddington Helps Out
  • 1961: Paddington Abroad
  • 1962: Paddington at Large
  • 1964: Paddington Marches On
  • 1966: Paddington at Work
  • 1968: Paddington Goes to Town
  • 1970: Paddington Takes the Air
  • 1972: Paddington's Garden
  • 1973: Paddington's Blue Peter Story Book
  • 1974: Paddington on Top
  • 1975: Paddington at the Tower
  • 1979: Paddington Takes the Test
  • 1980: Paddington on Screen
  • 1984: Paddington at the Zoo
  • 1986: Paddington at the Palace
  • 1987: Paddington's Busy Day
  • 2002: Paddington in the Garden
  • 2003: Paddington and the Grand Tour
  • 2008: Paddington Rules the Waves
  • 2008: Paddington Here and Now
  • 2011: Paddington at the Tower
  • 2012: Paddington Races Ahead
  • 2012: Paddington Goes for Gold
  • 2014: Love From Paddington
  • 2017: Paddington's Finest Hour

Other works (selection)

  • 1971: Michael Bond's Book of Bears
  • 1972: The Day the Animals Went on Strike
  • 1986: Monsieur Pamplemousse on the spot (German from Werner Richter: Monsieur Pamplemousse intervenes, 1991)
  • 1987: Monsieur Pamplemousse takes the cure (Ger. By Brigitte Rapp and Werner Richter: Monsieur Pamplemousse looks through , 1992)
  • 1989: Monsieur Pamplemousse aloft (German from Werner Richter: Monsieur Pamplemousse takes off , 1992)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Caroline Davies: Queen's birthday honors list: knights outnumber dames five to one. The Guardian , June 12, 2015, accessed on July 3, 2017 (English): "And Michael Bond [...] is honored with a CBE at the age of 89."
  2. ↑ Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies
  3. ↑ Paddington: Impulses for teaching in elementary school. Reading Foundation, 2014, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Michael Bond - Strand Mag . In: Strand Mag . ( strandmag.com [accessed October 20, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Paddington Bear author Michael Bond dies aged 91 , Guardian obituary , June 28, 2017
  6. ↑ Anita Gates: Michael Bond, Paddington Bear Creator, Is Dead at 91. The New York Times , June 27, 2017, accessed July 3, 2017 (English, obituary).
personal data
SURNAME Bond, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Newbury , Berkshire , England
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2017
Place of death London