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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]
He is the third of L'Engle's characters to be based on a real person, in this case David Somerville, the retired archbishop of Vancouver. [2] Zachary Gray — An on-again, off-again student, Zach is interning in a law office at the beginning of An Acceptable Time. His boss there is interested in Ogam writing and Zach learns enough of this ...
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 ...
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.
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The Murry-O'Keefe books have further connections with other L'Engle titles. The Austin family books have three major crossover characters in common with the O'Keefe books, two of whom are introduced in The Arm of the Starfish. Canon Tallis meets the Austins in The Young Unicorns, which takes place a few months after Starfish.