Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint

Born December 22, 1951 (1951-12-22) (age 56)
Bussum, Netherlands
Pen name Samuel M. Key
Occupation Author
Nationality Canadian
Genres Fantasy and horror
Official website

Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. It is often said that, along with Terri Windling, he established the genre of mythic fiction which falls somewhere between fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent. This is debatable, as John Crowley preceded de Lint with the novel "Little, Big", which was published in 1981, and won the World Fantasy Award the following year for its blending of classical fantasy with modern culture. In any case, de Lint can certainly be credited with popularizing the emerging genre, which is also known as "urban myth" or "urban fantasy." De Lint's work has been called "fantasy for people who normally don't read fantasy."

He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa with his wife, artist and musician MaryAnn Harris. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M. Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as Charles de Lint.

Many of his later stories center around the mythical North American city of Newford and a regular cast of characters that make cameo and feature appearances. He has received many awards including the 2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Moonlight and Vines. He has also published a children's book, Circle of Cats, with artist Charles Vess.

In addition to being the author of numerous novels and short stories, de Lint is also a poet, musician, artist, folklorist, and critic. His poetry can be found online in the Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts.

His 1984 urban fantasy novel, Moonheart, is Tor's best-selling trade paperback for their Orb line. De Lint has published 60 books (excluding foreign editions / reprints), thus gaining a reputation as a master in his field. De Lint taught creative writing workshops in Canada and the United States, and was writer‑in‑residence for 2 public libraries in Ottawa. He wrote original songs and his main instruments are flute, fiddle, whistles, vocals and guitar.[1] A message board was created and named in his honor - de Lintad, Charles de Lint, MoonHeart (http://com5.runboard.com/bdelintiad).

On October 9, 2007, de Lint was one of the guests who appeared as part of the Bolen Books Fall Series (with Jack Whyte (Oct. 13), Will Ferguson (Oct. 16) and James Barber (Oct. 20). Bolen Books was awarded the 2007 Libris Award for Bookseller of the Year. Co-ordinator Robert Wiersema stated on de Lint: “He’s a classic storyteller with a tremendously broad appeal. Readers who don’t know him would, I think, be surprised at how much they would like his work. I’m hoping some of those readers turn up.”[2]


Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels

  • The Riddle of the Wren (1984)
  • Moonheart (1984)
  • The Harp of the Grey Rose (1985)
  • Mulengro: A Romany Tale (1985)
  • Yarrow (1986)
  • Ascian in Rose (1987)
  • Jack, the Giant Killer (1987)
  • Greenmantle (1988)
  • Wolf Moon (1988)
  • Svaha (1989)
  • Westlin Wind (1989)
  • The Valley of Thunder (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 3, Dungeon series) (1989)
  • Berlin (1989)
  • The Hidden City (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 5) (1990)
  • The Fair in Emain Macha (1990)
  • Drink Down the Moon (1990)
  • Ghostwood (1990)
  • Angel of Darkness (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M. Key) (1990)
  • The Dreaming Place (Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1990)
  • The Little Country (1991)
  • Ghosts of Wind and Shadow (1991)
  • Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair (1991)
  • Death Leaves an Echo (Part of three novella collection, Cafe Purgatoriam) (1991)
  • Hedgework and Guessery (1991)
  • Our Lady of the Harbour (1991)
  • Paperjack (1991)
  • From a Whisper to a Scream (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M. Key) (1992)
  • The Wishing Well (1993)
  • Into The Green (1993)
  • I'll Be Watching You (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M. Key) (1994)
  • The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands, Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1994)
  • Memory and Dream (1994)
  • Trader (1997)
  • Someplace to Be Flying (1998)
  • Forests of the Heart (2000)
  • The Road to Lisdoonvarna (2001)
  • The Onion Girl (2001)
  • Seven Wild Sisters (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2002)
  • A Circle of Cats (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2003)
  • Spirits in the Wires (2003)
  • Medicine Road (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2004)
  • The Blue Girl (2004)
  • Widdershins (2006)
  • Little (Grrl) Lost (2007)
  • Old Man Crow (2007)
  • Promises to Keep (2007)
  • Dingo (2008)
  • Yellow Dog (2008)
  • What the Mouse Found (2008)

[edit] Collections

  • De Grijze Roos ("The Grey Rose") (1983)
  • Spiritwalk (1992)
  • Dreams Underfoot (1993)
  • The Ivory and the Horn (1995)
  • Jack of Kinrowan (1995)
  • Moonlight and Vines (1999)
  • Triskell Tales (2000)
  • Waifs and Strays (2002)
  • Tapping the Dream Tree (2002)
  • A Handful of Coppers (Collected Early Stories, Vol.1: Heroic Fantasy) (2003)
  • Quicksilver & Shadow (Collected Early Stories, Vol.2) (2004)

[edit] The Newford Series

  • The Dreaming Place (1990)
  • From a Whisper to a Scream (originally credited to "Samuel M. Key")(1992)
  • Dreams Underfoot (1993)
  • I'll Be Watching You (originally credited to "Samuel M. Key")(1994)
  • Memory and Dream (1994)
  • The Ivory and the Horn (1995)
  • Trader (1997)
  • Someplace to be Flying (1998)
  • Moonlight and Vines (1999)
  • Forests of the Heart (2000)
  • The Onion Girl (2001)
  • Seven Wild Sisters (2002)
  • Tapping the Dream Tree (2002)
  • Spirits in the Wires (2003)
  • Medicine Road (2003)
  • The Blue Girl (2004)
  • Widdershins (2006)
  • Promises to Keep (2007)
  • Old Man Crow (2007)

Publication dates taken from Charles de Lint

[edit] Short stories

De Lint also scripted several comic books for Barry Blair's Aircel Publishing in the mid-1980s.

De Lint's short story, "The Sacred Fire" (from Dreams Underfoot) was made into a short film by Peter Billingsley and Robert Meyer Burnett in 1994. Originally set on and near the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, the setting was changed to Beverly Hills for the film. It was also adapted as an episode of The Hunger in January of 2000.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Charles de Lint, Biography
  2. ^ Victoria News, Authors tell tales in person


Persondata
NAME Charles de Lint
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Samuel M. Key
SHORT DESCRIPTION Author
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH