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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 only characters acknowledged by L'Engle as being directly based on a real person were Rob Austin, who was based in her son, Bion Franklin; Canon Tallis, who was based on her spiritual advisor, Episcopal Canon Edward Nason West; and Bishop Nason Colubra, based on David Somerville, a retired archbishop of Vancouver. [1]
Madeleine L'Engle, 88, American writer (A Wrinkle in Time), natural causes. [56] Lee Ae-jung, 20, South Korean actress, complications of brain cancer. [57] Ronald Magill, 87, British actor (Amos Brearly on Emmerdale Farm). [58] [59] Bill Muller, 42, American film critic and journalist. [60] Luciano Pavarotti, 71, Italian operatic tenor ...
The world of L'Engle's characters is filled with fictional place names, often taken from mythological figures that relate symbolically to the locale. For example, the planet Ixchel in A Wrinkle in Time , where Meg is cared for by a motherly sightless creature with tentacles, is named for Ixchel , a Mayan moon goddess.
After Oz, Haley had roles in One Body Too Many (1944), People Are Funny (1946), and Norwood (1970). His final film appearance was an uncredited part in Martin Scorsese 's New York, New York (1977 ...
A Ring of Endless Light is a 1980 novel by Madeleine L'Engle.The book tells of teenager Vicky Austin and her struggle to understand life and significance in the universe as she deals with her dying grandfather, while at the same time finding true romantic love.
Based on the book series by Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time brings big, heady sci-fi themes — like dimensional travel — down to kid-level. The mission takes on even more importance ...
A Wrinkle in Time is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle.First published in 1962, [2] the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.