Alan Garner
English novelist · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1934 · age 92
Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales.
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2012Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1996Phoenix AwardAward1968Guardian Children's Fiction PrizeAward1967Carnegie MedalAward1934Born17 October 1934
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Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native Cheshire dialect.
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Born 1934 · age 92
