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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. His most famous work is ''The Chronicles of Prydain'', a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, ''The High King'', was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature.〔 He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982.〔 ("National Book Awards – 1971" ). National Book Foundation (NBF). Retrieved 2012-02-22.〕〔 ("National Book Awards – 1982" ). NBF. Retrieved 2012-02-22.〕 Alexander was one creator of the children's literary magazine ''Cricket''. ==Personal life== Alexander was born in Philadelphia in 1924 and grew up in Drexel Hill, a western suburb. His father was a stockbroker and the family was much affected by the Great Depression. His parents read only newspapers but they did buy books "at the Salvation Army to fill up empty shelves."〔Bernstein, Adam (May 18, 2007). (Lloyd Alexander; Fantasy and Adventure Writer ). ''The Washington Post''. Page B08. Retrieved 2007-05-18.〕 Lloyd was a reader of books: "Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many other were my dearest friends and greatest teachers. I loved all the world's mythologies; King Arthur was one of my heroes".〔 By fifteen he had determined to be a writer. His parents found him a practical job as bank messenger, which inspired a satire that would become his first book published fifteen years later, ''And Let the Credit Go'' (1955).〔 He graduated at age sixteen in 1940 from Upper Darby High School, where he was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1995. His parents placed him at Haverford College just down the road from home (although he left after one term).〔. ''School Library Journal''. May 17, 2007. Archived 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2013-07-19.〕 Years later he observed, "My parents never read a book. I never in all my life saw them sit down and read a book. So it was always a mystery to them—where do these books come from, and who actually writes them? And our son wants to go into a business like that?!!" He ignored their warnings and "lived to regret not listening", acknowledging that he hadn't realized how hard a writing career would be.〔(Lloyd Alexander Interview Transcript ) (1999). Interview with Scholastic students. Scholastic Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-17.〕 Alexander judged that adventure, not college, was the best school for a writer, and that US Army participation in World War II was an opportunity. The army shipped him to Texas where he played the cymbals in band and the organ in chapel. He received combat intelligence training in Maryland, then in Wales, before late wartime deployment in western and southern borderlands of Germany that had been conquered.〔 ("Lloyd Alexander Biography" ). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.〕 He rose to be a staff sergeant in intelligence and counterintelligence. After the war Alexander attended the University of Paris, where he met Janine Denni. They were married in 1946 and soon moved back home (for Lloyd) to Philadelphia.〔 Alexander died on May 17, 2007, two weeks after the death of his wife of sixty-one years.〔 He is buried at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill. His daughter, Madeleine Khalil, died in 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lloyd Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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