Jan Mark
Jan Mark | |
|---|---|
young adult | |
| Notable works | Thunder and Lightnings, Handles |
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal |
Jan Mark (22 June 1943 – 16 January 2006) was a British writer best known for
Life
Janet Marjorie Brisland was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and was raised and educated in Ashford in Kent.[3] She was a secondary school teacher between 1965 and 1971 and became a full-time writer in 1974. She was married once and divorced, and was survived by her daughter Isobel and son Alex.
Mark is known for acutely observed short stories that are concise and show an imaginative use of language.[4] She also wrote novels about seemingly ordinary children in contemporary settings, such as Thunder and Lightnings, as well as science fiction novels set in their own universes with their own rules, such as The Ennead. Her last works include the young adult novels The Eclipse of the Century and Useful Idiots.
The title of Thunder and Lightnings, a story set in rural Norfolk, is a reference to the British RAF jet fighter the English Electric Lightning and in turn inspired the name of a website documenting Cold War British military aircraft.[5]
Jan Mark was popular in
Jan Mark died suddenly at her home in
Selected works
- King John and the Abbot (2006) ISBN 978-1-84299-385-9
- Voyager (2006) the sequel to Riding Tycho ISBN 978-0-333-99774-1
- ISBN 0-340-86099-5
- Robin Hood All at Sea (2005) ISBN 1-842-99332-1
- Riding Tycho (2005) ISBN 0-340-91320-7
- Useful Idiots (2004) ISBN 0-385-75023-4
- The Eclipse of the Century (1999) ISBN 0-439-01482-4
- Mr Dickens Hits Town (1999) ISBN 0-88776-468-1
- The Midas Touch (1999) ISBN 0-7636-0488-7
- My Frog and I (1997) ISBN 1-903285-97-6
- The Tale of Tobias (1996) ISBN 1-56402-692-2
- They Do Things Differently There (1994) ISBN 0-09-941397-3
- Fun With Mrs Thumb (1993) ISBN 1-56402-247-1
- ISBN 0-370-31094-2
- Zeno Was Here (1988) ISBN 0-374-29664-2
- Fun (1988) ISBN 0-670-82457-7
- Trouble Half-way (1986) ISBN 0-689-31210-5
- Fur (1986) ISBN 0-7445-0478-3
- ISBN 0-689-31140-0
- Feet and Other Stories (1983) ISBN 0-7226-5839-7
- Aquarius (1982) ISBN 0-689-31051-X
- The Dead Letter Box (1982) ISBN 0-241-10804-7
- Nothing To Be Afraid Of (1981) ISBN 0-06-024087-3
- ISBN 0-7226-5728-5
- Divide and Rule (1980) ISBN 0-690-04012-1
- ISBN 0-690-03872-0
- Under the Autumn Garden (1977) ISBN 0-7226-5347-6
- ISBN 0-690-03901-8
References
- CILIP. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ (Carnegie Winner 1983). Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-84403-671-4p.857
- ^ Thunder & Lightnings
- ^ http://www.janmark.be Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jan Mark at Walker Books
- Jan Mark at Fantastic Fiction
- Jan Mark's Flemish fansite Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Jan Mark resources and information
- Jan Mark at Library of Congress, with 25 library catalogue records
