Peter Carter (author)
Peter Carter (13 August 1929 – 21 July 1999) was a British writer of children's books who won several awards: the Guardian Award, the Young Observer Fiction Award, twice, and the German Preis der Leseratten. His books were shortlisted for many more prizes, and were translated into at least six languages, from Japanese to Portuguese.[1]
Bibliography
- Bury the Dead (winner of the Young Observer/Fiction award)[2]
- Children of the Book (winner of the Young Observer/Rank Organisation Fiction prize and the Preis der Leseratten)
- Leaving Cheyenne, published in the USA as Borderlands
- Madatan
- Man
- Mao
- The Black Lamp
- The Gates of Paradise
- The Hunted
- The Sentinels (won the 1981 Guardian Award For Children's Fiction and the Premio Europeo di Letteratura Giovanile)
- Under Goliath (highly commended for the Carnegie Medal)
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Carter, Peter |
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13 August 1929 |
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| Date of death |
21 July 1999 |
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