His interest in Welsh mythology led to the publication of his series The Chronicles of Prydain.Īlexander was nominated twice for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, and received the 1971 National Book Award for Children's Books for The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian and the 1982 National Book Award for Westmark. After returning to the United States with his new family, he struggled to make a living from writing until he published And Let the Credit Go (1955), his first autobiographical novel. He met his wife while he was stationed in France and studied French literature at the University of Paris. He enlisted in the United States Army and rose to be a staff sergeant in intelligence and counter-intelligence. He attended college for only one term, believing that there was nothing more college could teach him. He developed a passion for reading books and writing poetry. National Book Awards in 19.Īlexander grew up in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. Lloyd Chudley Alexander (Janu– May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
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