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Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Chudley Alexander is an American author of more than forty books, mainly fiction novels for children and young adults. During his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books and his works have been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high-level fiction whose ending, The High King, received the Newbery Medal in 1969 for excellence in American children's literature. He won the US National Book Prize in 1971 and 1982. Alexander grew up in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. He developed a passion for reading and poetry. He only attended college for a while, believing that nothing else could teach him. He enlisted in the United States Army and became an Intelligence and Counterintelligence Staff Sergeant. He met his wife while stationed in France and studied French literature at the University of Paris.
BornLloyd Chudley Alexander, January 30, 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 2007, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Period1955–2007
GenreFantasy, children's literature
Notable worksThe Chronicles of Prydain, Westmark trilogy, Newbery Medal, 1969 The High King, National Book Award, 1971 The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian, 1982 Westmark
Children1 (adopted)

About Lloyd Alexander

Young Adult Author Lloyd Alexander was born on January 30, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (He dies at the age of 83, on May 17, 2007).

He is well known for his Chronicles of Prydain trilogy, which is a popular fantasy and young adult novel series. He earned the Newbery Medal in 1971 and the National Book Award in 1982 for The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian (for Westmark).

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Lloyd Alexander before becoming famous

Lloyd Alexander was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1924 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

He attended Haverford College for a short time before joining the US Army during WWII. He determined at the age of fifteen that he wanted to be a writer, and his first novel, And Let the Credit Go (1955), was published a decade and a half later.

Achievement of Lloyd Alexander

His Chronicles of Prydain series of children's fantasy tales about a young servant boy who looks after an oracular pig.

Lloyd Alexander's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. In 1946, he married Janine Denni. Madeleine, the couple's daughter, died in 1990.

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Another National Book Award winner for young adult fiction was Young Adult Author Walter Myers.

Lloyd Alexander Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Lloyd Alexander updated on March 18 2023.