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Jenny Nimmo (born 15 January 1944)[1][3] is a British author of children's books, including fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for 40 years. She is probably best known for two series of fantasy novels: The Magician Trilogy (1986–1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and Children of the Red King (2002–2010), featuring schoolchildren endowed with magical powers. The Snow Spider, first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize[lower-alpha 1] and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as the year's best originally English-language book with an authentic Welsh background. The Stone Mouse was highly commended for the 1993 Carnegie Medal.[4][lower-alpha 2] Several others of hers have been shortlisted for children's book awards.

Jenny Nimmo
Born	(1944-01-15) 15 January 1944 (age 78)[1] Windsor, England, UK
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Period	1974–present
Genre	Children's fantasy and adventure novels, picture books
Notable works	The Snow Spider Children of the Red King
Spouse	David Wynn Millward[2]
Children	Myfanwy (born 1975) Ianto (1976) Gwenhwyfar (1980)
Website
jennynimmo.me.uk

Biography

Jenny Nimmo was born in Windsor, England.[2][5] She was an only child, and her father died when she was five. She was a voracious reader as a child, which led her to write her own stories to share with friends.[6]

After working for a time in theatre, Nimmo spent several years with the BBC, partly on adapting other writers' stories for television, including 40 episodes (eight "stories") for Jackanory readings.[7] Her first book, The Bronze Trumpeter, began life as a television script.[6] It was published by Angus & Robertson in January 1975.[8]

That year, Nimmo married David Wynn Millward, a Welsh artist and illustrator. Their two daughters and one son were born between 1975 and 1980. She currently lives in Wales, sharing her time between writing and helping her husband with a summer art school.

Millward is the writer or illustrator of a few published books himself, including four collaborations with Nimmo (1994–2000, marked ‡ below).[9] Nimmo and their younger daughter Gwen Millward have collaborated on one picture book written by Jenny and illustrated by Gwen, The Beasties (Egmont UK, 2010).[10] Gwen's first published book as both writer and illustrator was Bear and Bird (Egmont, September 2012).[11][12]

Writer

Charlie Bone and the Red King

Her best-known work may be Children of the Red King, also known as the Charlie Bone series or Red King series, in which Charlie Bone's magical talent embroils him in the sinister intrigues of his new school. By 2006 Charlie Bone titles had been published in nine foreign-language editions. Translations into eleven other languages were in progress.[13][lower-alpha 3] Originally it was the Red King Quintet after which Nimmo contracted for a new trilogy.[14] The story climaxes in the fifth book and again in the eighth. Recently there is a new Red King series.[15]

Publications

Adaptations

The Snow Spider and its sequels were adapted for television by the screenwriter Julia Jones, as three miniseries that HTV aired 1989 to 1991. The series introduced Osian Roberts as Gwyn Griffiths with Siân Phillips as grandmother Nain Griffiths, Robert Blythe and Sharon Morgan as his parents, and Gareth Thomas as Mr. Llewellyn.[7]

See also

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Jenny Nimmo at the Writers of Wales Database, Literature Wales
• Jenny Nimmo at Internet Book List
• Jenny Nimmo at Fantastic Fiction —with many cover images
• Jenny Nimmo at Random House Australia —bibliog. data including cover images for RHA editions
• Jenny Nimmo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Jenny Nimmo at Library of Congress Authorities, with 27 catalogue records

На других языках

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- [en] Jenny Nimmo

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[ru] Ниммо, Дженни

Дженни Ниммо (англ. Jenny Nimmo, р. 15 января 1944 (1944-01-15), Винздор) — британский автор многочисленных книг для детей, включая фэнтези и приключенческие романы. Её текущий ряд — «Дети Алого Короля» («Чарли Бон»), в котором главного персонажа Чарли Бона его волшебный талант впутывает в зловещие интриги его новой школы. Первоначально предназначенный как квинтет, ряд был расширен на восемь книг.

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