Russell Conwell Hoban (1925-02-04)February 4, 1925 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, US
Died
December 13, 2011(2011-12-13) (aged 86)[1] London, England, UK
Occupation
Writer, illustrator
Nationality
American
Notable awards
Whitbread Prize 1974
Campbell Memorial Award 1982
Spouse
• Lillian Hoban (1944–1975, divorced); 4 children (Phoebe, Abrom, Esmé, Julia) • Gundula Ahl (1975–2011); 3 children (Jake, Ben, Wieland)[2][3]
Russell Conwell Hoban (February 4, 1925 – December 13, 2011) was a British-American writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books.
He lived in London from 1969 until his death.
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figures to take on a life of its own "outside" Shakespeare's own work: as RussellHoban put it, "Caliban is one of the hungry ideas, he's always looking for...
periodicals. She is the daughter of the writer RussellHoban (1925–2011) and writer and illustrator Lillian Hoban (1925–1998). Her parents divorced in 1975...
novel by RussellHoban first published in 1967. It has been described as "a classic of children's literature and is the book for which Hoban is best known...
bearing the image of the mascot itself. The Droste effect is a theme in RussellHoban's children's novel, The Mouse and His Child, appearing in the form of...
Royal National Theatre, London (1985) Riddley Walker, Riddley Walker by RussellHoban at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1986) Hamlet for the Oxford Playhouse...
singer Frances, the title character in the children's book series by RussellHoban Frances Earnshaw, from the novel Wuthering Heights Frances "Baby" Houseman...
Tarkington (as Princess Bedrulbudour), and Come Dance with Me by RussellHoban. Hoban also mentions Badoura as the name of an Arabian princess in The Arabian...
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is a twist on "The Gift of the Magi", is a children's storybook by RussellHoban which was first published in 1971. In 1977, Muppet creator Jim Henson...
Children Peter and the Wolf Won 1973 The Little Prince Nominated 1977 RussellHoban: The Mouse and His Child Nominated 1980 Best Spoken Word, Documentary...
characterizations" adopted from Riddley Walker, a 1980 post-apocalyptic novel by RussellHoban. On the other hand, there was much praise for the scene in the Thunderdome...
Pilgermann is a 1983 novel by RussellHoban, set in the Middle Ages and depicting the journey of a Jew across Europe and North Africa on his way to the...
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Michael Gambon. Based on a screenplay adapted by Harold Pinter from RussellHoban's novel Turtle Diary, the film is about "people rediscovering the joys...
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2017-03-15. Seed, David (1999). "XI The Signs of War: Walter M. Miller and RussellHoban". American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film. Routledge...
provided. The book resembles, in part, Riddley Walker, a 1981 novel by RussellHoban written in a similar phonetic manner and also set in England centuries...
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