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Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject. [1] Early life.
Eric Linklater (born March 8, 1899, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales—died November 7, 1974, Aberdeen, Scotland) was a British novelist, poet, and historical writer noted for his satiric wit. Linklater began studying medicine at Aberdeen University but switched to English literature.
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Feb 3, 2021 · Eric Linklater : a critical biography. by. Parnell, Michael, 1934-. Publication date. 1984. Topics. Linklater, Eric, 1899-1974, Authors, Scottish -- 20th century -- Biography. Publisher. London : J. Murray.
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Eric Robert Russell Linklater was a Welsh-born Scottish writer of novels and short stories, military history, and travel books. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject. ...more.
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Eric Linklater has 119 books on Goodreads with 5415 ratings. Eric Linklater’s most popular book is The Wind on the Moon.
The Wind on the Moon: A story for children is a fantasy novel by Eric Linklater, published by Macmillan in 1944 with illustrations by Nicolas Bentley.
Eric (Robert) Linklater (1899-1974) gained world fame with his cosmopolitan picarescues Juan in America (1931) and Private Angelo (1946), a comic account of post-war reorganization in Italy. Many of his short story collections include fantasy tales.
