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Madeleine L'Engle (/ ˈ l ɛ ŋ ɡ əl /; November 29, 1918 [1] – September 6, 2007) [2] was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.
The character is based on L'Engle's spiritual advisor at St. John the Divine, Canon Edward Nason West. [4] To preserve West's privacy during his lifetime, L'Engle referred to him as Canon Tallis in her non-fiction as well as her fiction. The name is a reference to composer Thomas Tallis, who composed the Tallis Canon. Because of this namesake ...
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, the third book in the Time Quintet. It was first published in 1978 with cover art by Diane Dillon . The book's title is an allusion to the poem "Morning Song of Senlin" by Conrad Aiken .
The Moon by Night (ISBN 0-374-35049-3) is the title of a young adult novel by Madeleine L'Engle.Published in 1963, it is the second novel about Vicky Austin and her family, taking place between the events of Meet the Austins and The Young Unicorns (), and more or less concurrently with the O'Keefe family novel The Arm of the Starfish.
A House Like a Lotus (ISBN 0-374-33385-8) is a 1984 young adult novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Its protagonist is sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe, whose friend and mentor, Maximiliana Horne, has sent her on a trip to Greece and Cyprus. As she travels, Polly must come to terms with a recent traumatic event involving Max.
An Acceptable Time is a 1989 young adult science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, the last of her books to feature Polyhymnia O'Keefe, better known as Poly (The Arm of the Starfish, Dragons in the Waters) or Polly (A House Like a Lotus, An Acceptable Time). [1]
Pages in category "Novels by Madeleine L'Engle" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... This page was last edited on 16 January 2013, at 17: ...
Novels by Madeleine L'Engle (1 C, 18 P) This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 02:41 (UTC). Text is ... This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, ...