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Nina Bawden (1925–2012)

Auteur de Carries War

55+ oeuvres 4,043 utilisateurs 80 critiques 5 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Nina Bawden was born in Ilford, Essex, England on January 19, 1925. She received a B.A. in 1946 and a M.A. in 1951 from Somerville College, Oxford. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 40 books for both children and adults. Her first adult novel was published in 1953. Her books for adults afficher plus include Circles of Deceit, The Ruffian on the Stair, and Dear Austen. Her first children's book The Secret Passage was published in 1963. Her children's books include Kept in the Dark, Humbug, The Birds on the Trees, Carrie's War, The Outside Child, Granny the Pag, and Off the Road. She received numerous awards for her work including the 1976 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Peppermint Pig and the 1977 Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award for Afternoon of a Good Woman. She was made a CBE in 1995 and received the ST Dupont Golden Pen Award for a lifetime's contribution to literature in 2004. She died on August 22, 2012 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :

(eng) Variant Names: Nina Mary Mabey Kark Nina Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey Bawden, Nina Mary (Mabey) Kark, Nina Mary Kark, Nina (Mary) Bawden, Mary Mabey, Nina Mary Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey

Séries

Œuvres de Nina Bawden

Carries War (1973) 946 exemplaires
Un petit cochon de poche (1975) 286 exemplaires
The Witch's Daughter (1966) 221 exemplaires
Family Money (1991) 146 exemplaires
The Birds on the Trees (1970) 134 exemplaires
Circles of Deceit (1987) 127 exemplaires
Granny the Pag (1995) 107 exemplaires
Il faut garder Henry (1988) 103 exemplaires
The Secret Passage (Puffin Books) (1963) 103 exemplaires
The Ice House (1983) 100 exemplaires
Tortoise by Candelight (1963) 92 exemplaires
Cinq voleurs a la manque (1967) 92 exemplaires
A Woman of My Age (1967) 91 exemplaires
Humbug (1992) 79 exemplaires
Walking Naked (1981) 78 exemplaires
A Little Love, A Little Learning (1965) 78 exemplaires
On the Run (1964) 73 exemplaires
Devil by the Sea (1958) 72 exemplaires
Off the Road (1998) 71 exemplaires
The Runaway Summer (1969) 70 exemplaires
The Finding (1985) 69 exemplaires
Afternoon of a Good Woman (1976) 68 exemplaires
Kept in the Dark (1982) 63 exemplaires
Squib (1971) 59 exemplaires
A Nice Change (1997) 56 exemplaires
The Outside Child (1989) 56 exemplaires
The White Horse Gang (1966) 54 exemplaires
The Grain of Truth (1968) 52 exemplaires
The Robbers (1979) 51 exemplaires
George Beneath a Paper Moon (1974) 48 exemplaires
Familiar Passions (1979) 47 exemplaires
The Real Plato Jones (1993) 46 exemplaires
Anna Apparent (1972) 45 exemplaires
Ruffian on the Stair (2001) 39 exemplaires
Rebel on a Rock (1978) 36 exemplaires
Saint Francis of Assisi (1983) 27 exemplaires
Dear Austen (2005) 19 exemplaires
William Tell (1981) 16 exemplaires
The Odd Flamingo (1797) 13 exemplaires
The Solitary Child (1956) 9 exemplaires
Who Calls The Tune (1953) 8 exemplaires
Change Here for Babylon (1754) 4 exemplaires
Under The Skin (1964) 4 exemplaires
Princess Alice (1985) 4 exemplaires
In Honour Bound (1961) 3 exemplaires
Just like a lady (1960) 2 exemplaires
Eyes of Green 2 exemplaires
Fuga da Londra 1 exemplaire
Tajemniczy chłopiec (1989) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Le Jardin Secret (1911) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions35,248 exemplaires
Chez les heureux du monde (1905) — Introduction, quelques éditions9,697 exemplaires
Someone at a Distance (1953) — Préface, quelques éditions; Avant-propos, quelques éditions604 exemplaires
Castle Dor (1961) — Introduction, quelques éditions388 exemplaires
The Illustrated Treasury of Modern Literature for Children (1985) — Contributeur — 64 exemplaires
A Virago Keepsake to Celebrate Twenty Years of Publishing (1993) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Virago Is 40 (2013) — Contributeur — 30 exemplaires
The Thorny Paradise: Writers on Writing for Children (1975) — Contributeur — 15 exemplaires
Growing Up Stories (1995) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Top Teen Stories (2004) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom légal
Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey
Date de naissance
1925-01-19
Date de décès
2012-08-22
Sexe
female
Nationalité
UK
England
Lieu de naissance
Ilford, London, England, UK
Lieu du décès
North London, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
London, England, UK
Aberdare, South Wales, UK
Shropshire, England, UK
Nauplion, Greece
Études
University of Oxford (Somerville College|BA|1946 |MA|1951 - Philosophy, Politics and Economics)
Professions
novelist
children's book author
memoirist
autobiographer
Relations
Kark, Austen (husband | widowed)
Prix et distinctions
Golden PEN Award (2004)
Commander of the British Empire (1995)
Agent
Curtis Brown
Courte biographie
Nina Bawden, née Mabey, was born in Ilford, in Essex, England. In 1943 she went to Oxford University to read philosophy, politics and economics, and received her B.A. degree in 1946 and a M.A. in 1951. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 40 books for both children and adults. Her debut book, a crime novel called Who Calls the Tune, was published in 1953. Her other fiction for adults included Circles of Deceit (1987) and The Ruffian on the Stair. Her first children's book, The Secret Passage, was published in 1963. Her children's books included Kept in the Dark, Humbug, The Birds on the Trees, The Outside Child, Granny the Pag, and Off the Road. Her best-known book, Carrie's War (1973), was adapted for television in both 1974 and 2004. In 1994, she published In My Own Time: Almost an Autobiography, and in 2005, she published the memoir Dear Austen, addressed to her second husband, Austen Kark, who had been killed three years earlier in a train derailment. She received numerous awards for her work, including the 1976 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Peppermint Pig and the 1977 Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award for Afternoon of a Good Woman. She was made a CBE in 1995.
Notice de désambigüisation
Variant Names: Nina Mary Mabey Kark
Nina Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey Bawden, Nina Mary (Mabey) Kark, Nina Mary Kark, Nina (Mary) Bawden, Mary Mabey, Nina Mary Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey

Membres

Discussions

Nina Bawden Readalong à Virago Modern Classics (Mai 2013)

Critiques

I liked the characterisation of the children and also the petty tyrant Mr Evans and his downtrodden sister. I enjoyed the first part of the story. However, for me the story veered off into melodrama with the introduction of Hepzibah and the 'screaming skull' and old house etc. I felt there was a story here that wasn't told: the two children only interact with a fellow evacuee who is staying with Hepzibah; there is no hint at how they get on with the Welsh children, what it is like being at a school that is held in various chapels dotted around the place. It felt curiously as if took place in a vacuum.… (plus d'informations)
 
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kitsune_reader | 12 autres critiques | Nov 23, 2023 |
Two childhood friends are now middle-aged. Their childhoods were diametrically opposite, one outgoing and confident growing up in a middle-class loving albeit affair-ridden home, the other reclusive and timid as a result of a wealthy and abusive household.

In their middle-age, we're now privy to how their personalities had led them to choices that led them to their current lifestyle. I've been really enjoying these sorts of personality-led narratives centered on older characters.

In terms of the calm way that the plot is gently propelled forward and maybe some prose, The Ice House reminded me a lot of Comyns' The Skin Chairs. But their biggest commonality is their quiet brilliance.… (plus d'informations)
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kitzyl | 4 autres critiques | Jan 16, 2022 |
The main character in Granny the Pag is Catriona Brooke. Cat is left with her grandmother when her actor parents decide to tour the country, going from one theater to another. In the beginning, Cat hates the idea, and in her anger, she writes that her grandmother is a pig. At the time however, Cat is too young to know how to spell and writes "Pag" instead of pig. The name sticks and becomes a term of endearment. As Cat is about to turn 13, her parents settle in London, and they decide that they want Cat back. She doesn't want to live with them anymore, which creates the main conflict in the story.
I loved the character of the Pag. She rides a Harley and smokes whenever she wants to. Unfortunately, the Pag isn't the main character. We get bogged down in the day to day problems of Cat and hardly get to know the other characters in the book. In addition, the story is set in London, and some of the references are strictly British making them hard to understand. Also, there isn't a whole lot of action in the book, and the drama is very understated. It is a fairly slow and predictable story.
… (plus d'informations)
 
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ftbooklover | 3 autres critiques | Oct 12, 2021 |
a coming of age story about 4 children who stay with relatives in Norfolk while their father goes to America to start a new life for them. The protagonist gets a pig because she is lonely. The name is a take-off of the Peppermint pigs were candies made at Christmas to bring prosperity and wealth. This was a YA book. 189 pages
 
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Tess_W | 3 autres critiques | Jul 12, 2021 |

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Œuvres
55
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Membres
4,043
Popularité
#6,225
Évaluation
4.1
Critiques
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ISBN
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