Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
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Terry Pratchett was on born April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. He left school at the age of 17 to work on his local paper, the Bucks Free Press. While with the Press, he took the National Council for the Training of Journalists proficiency class. He also worked for the Western Daily afficher plus Press and the Bath Chronicle. He produced a series of cartoons for the monthly journal, Psychic Researcher, describing the goings-on at the government's fictional paranormal research establishment, Warlock Hall. In 1980, he was appointed publicity officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board with responsibility for three nuclear power stations. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. His first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. He became a full-time author in 1987. He wrote more than 70 books during his lifetime including The Dark Side of the Sun, Strata, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Dodger, Raising Steam, Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales, and The Shephard's Crown. He was diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2007. He was knighted for services to literature in 2009 and received the World Fantasy award for life achievement in 2010. He died on March 12, 2015 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Image credit: Utopiales festival in Nantes, France, November 2003
Séries
Œuvres de Terry Pratchett
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook: Including Recipes, Items of Antiquarian Lore, Improving Observations of Life, Good Advice for… (1999) 1,724 exemplaires
The Streets of Ankh-Morpork: Being a concise and possibly even accurate Mapp of the Great City of the Discworld (1993) 1,036 exemplaires
Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook: To Travelling Upon the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygenic Railway (2014) 330 exemplaires
The Compleat Discworld Atlas: Of General & Descriptive Geography Which Together With New Maps and Gazetteer Forms a… (2015) 273 exemplaires
Dodger's Guide to London: Based on Original Notes Penned by Jack Dodger Himself (2013) 131 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic - The Illustrated Screenplay (2008) — Contributeur — 46 exemplaires
The Long Earth Series 5 Books Collection Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter Box Set (2017) 36 exemplaires
Compact Discworlds: "Colour of Magic", "Light Fantastic", "Mort", "Equal Rites" (1995) 20 exemplaires
Pratchett 8 Book Set: Night Watch / Truth / Carpe Jugulum / Color of Magic / Fifth Elephant / Light Fantastic / Equal… (2003) 19 exemplaires
Narren, Diebe und Vampire: Das Beste aus zehn Jahren Schweibenwelt-Kalendern - Mit Illustrationen von Paul Kidby (2012) 15 exemplaires
All the Discworld's a Stage: Unseen Academicals, Feet of Clay and The Rince Cycle (2015) 14 exemplaires
Tiffany Aching 4-Book Collection: A Hat Full of Sky, The Wee Free Men, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight (2014) 13 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection 7 Books Set (Unseen Academicals, the Colour ofMagic, GoingPostal, Making Money,… (2011) 8 exemplaires
Unspecified Books 8 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett: from birth to death, a writer 7 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett's Disc World Series #11, 12, 14 and 15:[[Reaper Man; Witches Abroad; Lords and Ladies and Men at Arms]] (2013) 7 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Volume 1 No. 1 7 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett's Johnny and the Bomb: A Time-tickingly Tremendous Musical (A & C Black Musicals) (Collins… (2012) 5 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett Collection: Nation, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, The Wee Free Men (2011) 4 exemplaires
SFX - Adventures in Science Fiction - July 2010 (196) (2010) — Directeur de publication — 3 exemplaires
Terry Pratchett Collection Region 2 3 exemplaires
Legends 3 exemplaires
The arts of falconrie and hawking : a begginners [sic] guide — Avant-propos — 2 exemplaires
The Computer Who Believed in Santa 2 exemplaires
Nur du kannst die Menschheit retten 2 exemplaires
Tiffany Aching Complete 5-Book Collection: The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, The… 2 exemplaires
Ode to Multiple Universes 2 exemplaires
Folio 2 exemplaires
Unti Fiction 4 2 exemplaires
The L-Space Web_ The Discworld Timeline (146) 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Maurice 1 exemplaire
Canavar Alayı 1 exemplaire
Pénzcsináló 1 exemplaire
Láthatatlan akadémikusok 1 exemplaire
Wyrd Sisters (Extract) 1 exemplaire
Uberwald Nights 1 exemplaire
Безумная звезда 1 exemplaire
Discworld Complete Collection Volume 1 1 exemplaire
Terry Pratchett 2014 Green Book 1 exemplaire
Final Reward 1 exemplaire
Pratchett:Witches Abroad 1 exemplaire
Ankh-Morpork archivy 2: zeměplošská antologie 1 exemplaire
Ankh-Morpork archivy : zeměplošská antologie 1 exemplaire
Terry Pratchett 2017 Blue 1 exemplaire
Terry Pratchett 2016 Black 1 exemplaire
Terry pratchett discworld novel series 1 :1 to 5 books collection set (the colour of magic, the light fantastic, equal… (2017) 1 exemplaire
Raising Steams 1 exemplaire
The Little Green Book 1 exemplaire
Hollywood Chickens 1 exemplaire
TPmobis 1 exemplaire
Verhalen van de Schijfwereld 1 exemplaire
Terry Pratchett's Disc World Series #2-5: [[The Light Fantastic; Equal Rites; Mort; Sourcery]] (2013) 1 exemplaire
Terry Pratchett 1 exemplaire
The Shepard's Crown: Exclusive Sneak Peak 1 exemplaire
The Sea And Little Fishes Manuscript 1 exemplaire
Wachen! Wachen! • Das Erbe des Zauberers: Zwei Romane in einem Band (Scheibenwelt) (2014) 1 exemplaire
Discworld; Moist Von Lipwig Novels 1 exemplaire
Mankind, Johnny and the Dead, 1 exemplaire
Incubust 1 exemplaire
Discworld; Granny Weatherwax & Nanny Ogg Novels 1 exemplaire
Wyrd Sisters / Pyramids / The Light Fantastic / The Fifth Elephant / The Last Continent / Interesting Times 1 exemplaire
Discworld *De schijfwereld* Handleiding 1 exemplaire
Mr Bunnsy Has An Adventure 1 exemplaire
Discworld Entire Series (#1-#41) 1 exemplaire
The Great Speck 1 exemplaire
21 Paperback Discworld Set 1 exemplaire
Pohyblivé obrázky Erik 1 exemplaire
The Light Fantastic #4 1 exemplaire
The Light Fantastic #3 1 exemplaire
The Light Fantastic #1 1 exemplaire
Discworld Novels Series 7 and 8 1 exemplaire
Discworld Novels Series 5 and 6 1 exemplaire
Discworld Novels Series 3 and 4 1 exemplaire
Discworld Novels Series 1 and 2 1 exemplaire
Truckers, Wings 1 exemplaire
Making Money Samuel French Acting Edition 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associés
Legends I: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (1998) — Contributeur — 1,836 exemplaires
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. 3 (of 3) (1998) — Contributeur — 548 exemplaires
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. A (of 2) (1998) — Contributeur — 257 exemplaires
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989) — Contributeur — 131 exemplaires
Vintage Science Fiction: Stories That Inspired Landmark Films (1999) — Contributeur — 39 exemplaires
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Chucklers: Level 19: Bovine Espionage and Other Stories (2014) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 5 exemplaires
Johnny and the Bomb [2006 TV mini series] — Writer — 4 exemplaires
Monolith 003 : Almanah Znanstveno-fantasticne Knjizevnosti (Monolith, No. 003) (2000) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Pratchett, Terence David John
- Autre(s) nom(s)
- Kearns, Patrick (pseudonym)
- Date de naissance
- 1948-04-28
- Date de décès
- 2015-03-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Grande-Bretagne
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Royaume-Uni
- Lieu de naissance
- Beaconsfield, Royaume-Uni
- Lieu du décès
- Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Cause du décès
- Alzheimer's disease
- Lieux de résidence
- Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Rowberrow, Somerset, England, UK
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK - Études
- John Hampden Grammar School
- Professions
- journaliste
chargé des relations publiques (Central Electricity Generating Board)
Romancier - Relations
- Pratchett, Rhianna (daughter)
Pratchett, Lyn (née Purves) (wife) - Organisations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
British Humanist Association (Distinguished Supporter)
Society of Authors (chairman)
Orangutan Foundation
British Science Fiction Association
Central Electricity Generating Board (tout afficher 8)
Alzheimer's Research UK
Alzheimer's Research Trust - Prix et distinctions
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1998)
The Bookseller Services to Bookselling Award (2000)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Warwick (1999)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Portsmouth (2001)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Bath (2003)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Bristol (2004) (tout afficher 18)
Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction Convention (2004)
Honorary Brownie (2008)
Knight Bachelor (2009)
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2011)
Carnegie Medal (2001)
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2010)
Skylark Award (2009)
British Science Fiction Award (1989)
Locus Award (2008)
Prometheus Award (2003)
Andre Norton Award (2010)
Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award (2016) - Agent
- Colin Smythe Ltd.
- Courte biographie
- Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. His 2011 Discworld novel Snuff became the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust, filmed a television programme chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron for Alzheimer's Research UK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, aged 66.
Membres
Discussions
OT - Blackwell's Terry Pratchett Collector's Edition à Folio Society Devotees (Octobre 13)
new article from the Guardian à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Octobre 7)
New Short Stories found à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Mars 5)
The Shepherd's Crown à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Novembre 2022)
Science Fiction/Teleportation/Interplanetary Travel? à Name that Book (Novembre 2020)
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 2017 - MARY STEWART & TERRY PRATCHETT à 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (Juin 2017)
Terry Pratchett - group read à 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (Avril 2015)
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett à Librarything Railroad (The LTR) (Octobre 2014)
Reading Long Earth by Pratchett & Baxter à Science Fiction Fans (Mai 2014)
Discworld December à 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (Décembre 2013)
Raising steam.. .. à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Novembre 2013)
A Blink of the Screen à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Août 2013)
Diskworld - where to start and is it worth it? à FantasyFans (Juillet 2013)
The New Book - Snuff à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Avril 2012)
Snuff: The Spoiler Thread à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Avril 2012)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching 4) à All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (Septembre 2011)
Book Discussion: Good Omens - SPOILER FREE thread à The Green Dragon (Juin 2011)
Book Discussion: Good Omens - CONTAINS SPOILERS! à The Green Dragon (Juillet 2010)
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Ghosts (2)
Folio Society (2)
Prix et récompenses
Les annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 1 : La Huitième Couleur (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 14 : Nobliaux et sorcières (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
Les annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 2 : Le Huitième Sortilège (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
Les Annales du Disque-Monde, tome 20 : Le père Porcher (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 12 : Mécomptes de fées (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 15 : Le Guet des orfèvres (Patrick Couton, Prix spécial du jury – 2002)
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