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Alan Garner OBE FRSL (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales.
Oct 17, 2022 · With Treacle Walker, Alan Garner has become the oldest writer to be nominated for The Booker Prize. His wonderful books have delighted generations, writes Laura Venning.
Alan Garner, English writer whose works, noted for their idiosyncratic style, were rooted in the myth and legend of the British Isles. His notable books included a trilogy that consists of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960), The Moon of Gomrath (1963), and Boneland (2012).
Fifty years on from his first novel and it's still unclear whether Alan Garner is in touch with an alternative reality or just the 'dream-maker' he claims. Here, he explains how he died three...
Dec 18, 2021 · Alan Garner, 87, devised a new genre of myth-based fantasy with his first novel for children, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, published in 1960.
Sep 6, 2022 · Alan Garner interview: 'Age is irrelevant, but an apprenticeship has to be served'. As his latest book is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, we spoke to Alan Garner about the eight-year process behind it, how he went from reading comics to becoming a classicist… and the real Treacle Walker. Read an extract from Treacle Walker here.
Alan Garner OBE (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist who is best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales.
Aug 10, 2022 · Alan Garner interview: ‘I never knew just who Alan Turing was – nobody knew’ The Booker nominee on writing, the painful consequence of becoming educated, and his chance friendship with the ...
Explore Alan Garner’s Booker Prize 2022 shortlisted novel Treacle Walker with your book club using our guide and discover why the judges said it was ‘a mysterious, beautifully written and affecting glimpse into the deep work of being human’.
There are also numerous uncollected essays and short pieces, plays, and a number of libretti for operas. Further details can be found in A Fine Anger: A Critical Introduction to the Work of Alan Garner by Neil Philip. Thanks to numerous correspondents for supplying cover scans.
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