Who is Kevin Crossley-Holland?
Kevin Crossley-Holland is an English translator, children's author and poet, born on the 7th of February 1941. He is best known for the Arthur trilogy and for his 1985 Carnegie Medal-winning novella Storm.
Questions about Kevin Crossley-Holland
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What is Kevin Crossley-Holland's best known work?
Kevin Crossley-Holland's best known work is the Arthur trilogy, made up of The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing-Places, and King of the Middle March, published between 2000 and 2003. It won him the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
When was Kevin Crossley-Holland born?
Kevin Crossley-Holland was born on the 7th of February 1941 in Mursley, a village in north Buckinghamshire. He grew up in Whiteleaf, a village in the Chilterns.
Why did Kevin Crossley-Holland win the Carnegie Medal?
Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for his novella Storm, published by Heinemann in 1984. For the Medal's 70th anniversary in 2007, Storm was named one of the top ten winning works in the prize's history.
How many languages has Kevin Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy been translated into?
Kevin Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy has been published in 25 different languages. Orion Children's Books issued the three hardcover volumes at almost 1,100 pages combined.
Where does Kevin Crossley-Holland live?
Kevin Crossley-Holland lives on the North Norfolk coast, a region where he spent part of his childhood. His memoir, The Hidden Roads: A Memoir of Childhood, was published in 2009.