Sy Montgomery

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Sy Montgomery, 2018

Sy Montgomery (born February 7, 1958 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a naturalist, author and screenwriter who writes for both children and adults.

Montgomery has written more than 20 books, including Rendezvous with an Octopus (English: The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness ), which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2015 . The book was on the New York Times and Der Spiegel bestseller lists . In 2018, the German translation by Bild der Wissenschaft was named Knowledge Book of the Year .

Life

Sy Montgomery graduated from Syracuse University in 1979 with a degree in Journalism, French Language and Literature and Psychology. Her were two honorary doctorates awarded -Titel (honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters): 2004 from Keene State College and in 2011 from the Franklin Pierce University and Southern New Hampshire University.

She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire with her husband, author Howard Mansfield.

Honors

  • 2016 New England Independent Booksellers Association New England Book Award for Nonfiction.
  • 2015 National Book Award / Non-fiction finalist for The Soul of an Octopus
  • New England Independent Booksellers Association, Nonfiction award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
  • ASPCA Henry Bergh Award for Nonfiction (Lifetime Achievement Award)
  • 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science Science Book and Film Award for children's nonfiction, Temple Grandin: How the Woman who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
  • 2010 Washington Post / Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction
  • 2011 winner of the Sibert Medal for Kakapo Rescue

Works

Selection of titles available in German.

  • Tiger magic . Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-455-11106-8 (299 pages).
  • I followed the pink dolphins : on a mythical search for traces in the Amazon . Ullstein, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-548-36234-6 (315 pages).
  • The happy pig. About life with an extraordinary friend. Weltbild, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 3-8289-8892-X .
  • Rendezvous with an octopus. Extremely smart and incredibly sensitive: the amazing soul life of the octopus . mare, Hamburg 2017, ISBN 3-86648-265-5 (366 pages).
  • From the magical glow of the firefly at midnight . Knesebeck, Munich 2019, ISBN 3-95728-291-8 (220 pages).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spiegel bestseller non-fiction book 39/2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
  2. ^ Website Sy Montgomery. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 2015 National Book Awards. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
  4. ^ Nonfiction Award - Previous Winners . In: childrensbookguild.org . Retrieved on 19, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Montgomery, Sy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American naturalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 7th February 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main