Peter Dickinson (writer)

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Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (born December 16, 1927 in Livingstone , Northern Rhodesia , † December 16, 2015 in Winchester ) was a British writer .

Life

The author was born in the British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia in 1927, grew up in England and attended university in Cambridge .

For 17 years he worked for the magazine " Punch ". He has also written numerous books that have received prestigious awards. He received the CWA Gold Dagger twice (1968 and 1969) and the Carnegie Medal (1979 and 1980); He also received the Phoenix Award (2001), the Grand prix de littérature policière (2002) and the Pied Piper Literature Prize (2004). In addition to novels, Dickinson also wrote poetry.

Dickinson lived in southern England with his second wife. He had four children and six grandchildren. He died in December 2015 on his 88th birthday.

Works

Crime novels

  • The poison oracle (The Poison Oracle, 1974). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1974 ISBN 3442043794 ; Zurich: Diogenes Vlg., 1987. ISBN 3257215207
  • A Walking Dead (1977). Munich: Droemer Knaur Vlg., 1982. ISBN 3426049309
  • Preserved vodka (Lively Dead, 1975): Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1975. ISBN 3442044979
  • The last festival (The Last House Party, 1982). Munich: Droemer Knaur Vlg. 1983. ISBN 3426049384
  • The Hindin's Trail (Hindsight, 1983). Munich: Droemer Knaur Vlg. 1984. ISBN 3426049546
  • Death of a unicorn (Death of a Unicorn, 1984). Zurich: Diogenes Vlg. 1989. ISBN 3257217722
  • Tefuga (Tefuga, 1986). Zurich: Diogenes Vlg., 1988. ISBN 3257216653

James Pibble

  1. Avenging Past (Skin Deep, aka: The Glass-Side Ants Net, 1968). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1976. ISBN 3442045657
  2. Heroes in droves (A Pride of Heroes, aka: Old English Peep Show, 1969). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1973. ISBN 3442042569
  3. Back to Babylon (The Seals, aka: The Sinful Stones, 1970). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1975. ISBN 344230279X
  4. Deadly Ambition (Sleep and His Brother, 1971). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1973. ISBN 3442258707
  5. A drop of poison in a cup (Lizard in the Cup, 1972). Munich: Goldmann Vlg., 1972. ISBN 3442042429
  6. With one foot in the grave (One Foot in the Grave, 1979). Munich: Droemer Knaur Vlg. 1982. ISBN 3426049279

SF & Fantasy

  • The Weathermonger, 1968
  • The Green Gene (1973). Munich: Heyne Vlg., 1978. ISBN 3453304810
  • The Blue Hawk, 1976
  • King & Joker, 1976
  • Eva (Eva, 1988). Zurich: Diogenes Vlg., 1991. ISBN 3257226543

Children's books

  • Tanzbär (The Dancing Bear, 1972). Hamburg: Carlsen Vlg., 2003. ISBN 3551580758
  • Suth and Noli. The children of the moon hawk:
  1. Suth's Story, 1998
  2. Noli's Story, 1998
  3. Ko's Story, 1998
  4. Mana's Story, 1998
  5. Ko and Mana, 2000

Awards

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Katherine Cowdrey: Author Peter Dickinson dies on 88th birthday . The Bookseller, December 17, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Dickinson, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brissac Dickinson, Peter Malcolm de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Livingstone , Northern Rhodesia
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 2015
Place of death Winchester , England