Kevin Crossley-Holland

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1941 –

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Who is Kevin Crossley-Holland?

Kevin John William Crossley-Holland is an English translator, children's author and poet. His best known work may now be the Arthur trilogy, published around age sixty, for which he won the Guardian Prize and other recognition.

Crossley-Holland and his 1985 novella Storm won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007 it was named one of the top ten winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.

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Born
Feb 7, 1941
Mursley
Also known as
  • Kevin John William Crossley-Holland
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • St Edmund Hall, Oxford
  • University of Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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