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Peter Dickinson
English children's writer (1927-2015) · Zambia · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL was an English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories.
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2015Died16 December 20152008Phoenix AwardAward2004Rattenfänger-LiteraturpreisAward2002Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's LiteratureAward2001Phoenix AwardAward1980Carnegie MedalAward1979Carnegie MedalAward1977Guardian Children's Fiction PrizeAward1927Born16 December 1927
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Zambia
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Writers
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Deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2015 · aged 88
