Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud ( born October 27, 1970 in Bedford, England ) is a British writer and author of fantastic literature. He writes mostly children 's books.

Biography

Age of seven, Jonathan Stroud began to write stories. After studying English literature at the University of York, he initially pursued a career in publishing, where he worked as an editor and publisher of non-fiction books for children in London. The mid-1990s he began to publish his own literary works and recorded quite quickly with his first books Achievements:

Jonathan Stroud was presented in Munich on 24 September 2006, the Corine Book Award in the category " YA " in the context of a TV gala. The International Book Prize is awarded annually since 2001 to writers of outstanding literary achievements and their recognition by the public. Excellent the concluding volume of the Bartimaeus Trilogy The gates of the magician was. Jonathan Stroud was nominated by the jury of young readers for the Children's Book Award 2007. The category " children's book" he could decide the final band The gate of the magician his Bartimaeus trilogy itself.

For the reasons given by the jury: " In this book you grow into and merges with the story. From the first to the third band is to feel an increase. Like a prism present the loving mature characters: above all the djinn Bartimaeus, whose witty remarks are among the best reading experience of the book. Then Nathanael, the ambitious sorcerer and of course the Ordinary Kitty, who described impressively, leads the resistance against the sorcerers. Due to the change in perspective the story gets some three-dimensional. Jonathan Stroud describes this scenario with wonderful sarcasm and comes out without black / white painting. "

Today Stroud lives with his daughter Isabelle, son of Arthur and his wife Gina, a graphic designer who also illustrates children's books, in St Albans in Hertfordshire near London.

Bibliography

Bartimaeus ( book series )

Main article: Bartimaeus ( book series )

  • The Amulet of Samarkand. German by Katharina Orgaß and Gerald Jung. cbj, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-570-12775-9 ( Original: The Amulet of Samarkand (2003), Random House - ISBN 0-552-55257-7 )
  • The eye of the Golem German by Katharina Orgaß and Gerald Jung. cbj, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-570-12776-6 ( Original: The Golem 's Eye (2004), Random House - ISBN 0-552-55273-9 )
  • The door of the magician, German by Katharina Orgaß and Gerald Jung. cbj, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-570-12777-3 ( Original: Ptolemy 's Gate (2005), Transworld Publ Ltd UK, ISBN 0-385-60868-3. )
  • The Ring of Solomon. German by Katharina Orgaß and Gerald Jung. cbj, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-570-13967-7 ( Original: The Ring of Solomon (2010), Random House - ISBN 0-385-61915-4 )

Other works

Audiobooks

  • Bartimaeus - The Amulet of Samarkand (2004), spoken by Martin Rye bread, ISBN 978-3-89830-796-3
  • Bartimaeus - The Eye of the Golem (2005), spoken by Gerd Köster, ISBN 978-3-86604-005-2
  • Bartimaeus - The gate of the Magician (2006), spoken by Gerd Köster, ISBN 978-3-86604-315-2
  • Drachenglut (2007), The Audio Publishing; ISBN 978-3-89813-600-6
  • The Ice Fortress (2007), Audionauten; ISBN 978-3-86604-668-9
  • The track into shadow-land (2008), read by Gerd Köster, Audionauten; ISBN 978-3-86604-824-9
  • Valley - Valley of the Guardians (2009), read by Rufus Beck, Audionauten, 6 CDs 7:46 hrs; ISBN 978-3-86604-970-3
  • Bartimaeus - The Ring of Solomon (2010), spoken by Gerd Köster, ISBN 978-3-83710-391-5
  • Drachenglut (Special Edition ) (2010 ), read by Rufus Beck, The Audio Publishing; ISBN 978-3-89813-961-8 ( reading, 4 CDs, 309 min)
  • Lockwood & Co. - The Sighing spiral staircase: Volume 1 (2013 ), read by Judith Hoersch, cbj audio, ISBN 978-3-83712-234-3 ( reading, MP3 CD)
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