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Peter S. Beagle

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1939 · age 87

Peter Soyer Beagle is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987.

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2018Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best AnthologyAward2017“The universe and Claudio Bianchi had agreed long ago to leave one another alone, and he was grateful, knowing very well how rare such a bargain is, and how rarely kept.”In their wordsp. 28

“You are not mean. Cranky is different.”In their wordsp. 119

2010Locus Award for Best NoveletteAward2007Nebula Award for Best NoveletteAwardWSFA Small Press AwardAward2006Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAwardInkpot AwardAward2004“But that instant, that particular recognition, remains indelible. Some memories do come to live with you for good and all, like wives or husbands.”In their wordsMay 2004p. 126

“So they believe, and they take poorly to having it named nonsense. Which I am very nearly sure it is.”In their wordsMay 2004p. 141

“Didn’t listen, did he? They never do. That’s the nature of a Goro. Just as not wanting to know things is the nature of humans.”In their wordsMay 2004p. 168

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short StoryAward2000Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult LiteratureAward1996“The Unicorn Sonata … tells us that our true home is often right around the corner, if we'd only open our eyes - and our ears - to find it.”In their wordsThe Unicorn Sonata (1996)

1994Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward1987Mythopoeic Fantasy AwardAward1972Guggenheim FellowshipAward1939Born20 April 1939

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  1. He gave them no titles; he never saw the point of doing so.

    2017 · p. 37, Own words

  2. She’s a lady,” I says, “for all she’s a Portygee, and you’re no more a gentleman than that monkey in your mango tree. Money don’t make such as us into gentlemen, Henry Lee.

    2006 · Salt Wine (2006), reprinted in Rich Horton (ed.) Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2007, p. 114, Own words

  3. We stared at each other in silence for some while, and then I asked him, most politely, “What are you?”“What I need to be,” he answered. “Now this, now that, as necessary.

    May 2004 · p. 138, Own words

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Awards

World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology2018
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2018
Locus Award for Best Novelette2010
Nebula Award for Best Novelette2007
WSFA Small Press Award2007
Inkpot Award2006
Hugo Award for Best Novelette2006
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story2004
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2000
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1994
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1987
Guggenheim Fellowship1972
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
Mythopoeic Awards

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During the last 25 years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011. He was named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by SFWA in 2018.

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Born 1939 · age 87

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