Biography
Nancy Springer is an American writer, author of books in the genre of fantasy, detective and science fiction. The owner of several prestigious awards is more familiar to the English-speaking audience. Russian admirers got acquainted with the creativity and biography of the writer after the translation of the books about Anolu Holmes.Childhood and youth
Nancy Springer was born on July 5, 1948. Up to 13 years old girl lived together with parents in the countryside Eden (Livingston, New Jersey). The family was engaged in the work on the farm, and the mother also wrote portraits of domestic animals.
In the early 60s, parents together with her daughter moved to Gettisburg (Pennsylvania), where they opened a small motel. Moving successfully affected the performance of the girl: if in the elementary rustic school she was in lagging behind and subjected to bullying, then in a new place, teachers praised the student, noting her intelligence.
However, the girl continued to keep a mansion from the peers. She had enough rich parent library, drawing and music, and the work of the maid in the motel took a lot of time.
Personal life
In college, the girl was fond of hippie culture, shocked by his old-fashioned parents by order. But according to the writer itself, external attributes were attracted in subculture, and not the essence. Speaking of his personal life during this period, the writer writes so:"Smart girls went to college in the 60s to become teachers or marry. I did not want to be a teacher, so I got married. "She accepted a proposal from a guy named Joel Springer, the Son of the Preacher, who was also going to serve in the church. The couple settled in South York (Pennsylvania), where they had two children were born: Son Jonathan Paul and Daughter Nora Lin. The marriage existed until 1996: her husband left Nancy, when he had already left the service of Pastor, and the youngest daughter went to college.
New husband, Khaime Fernando Pinto, Woman met, engaged in abandoned animals: a man just wanted to take his little dog home. The couple left the former dwelling of the springers, moving to the lake in the chalet. Conducting marriage here, they later moved to Florida, where they live now.
Books
In the autobiography, the writer complains about the persecution of her fantasies, and the beginning of the creative path describes how an attempt to get rid of the infinite flow of ideas. To do this, she had to step over the pedagogical attitudes that only men can write books.
Nevertheless, Nancy decided to state what she had in her head, on paper. The resulting fantastic novel she sent out in the publisher and was surprised to find that he was released.
The writer's career fell on the birth of children and clinical depression by the author. But it is precisely the unstable state of the psyche forced her to work on new works - it helped calm down and gain strength. For 10 years, "Krill of Glory", "Black Witch from Seldoma", "Secret Star", "Plumage" come out.
In the same period, the writer is carrying out a children's dream - it acquires a horse, and also understands that he wants to write children's books. It is inspired by her graceful son with her daughter, and interest from readers who are waiting for new stories.
Now Springer did, because I wanted to talk about your fantasies. Her books, written in different topics and in several genres, produced 5 publishers, and in 1995 the writer was awarded the Award of Edgar.
Due to negative change in the personal life of Nancy, Nancy plunged into depressions, the best medicine on which for her, as always, was the work. At this time, "I am Mordered" and I - Fairy Morgan (1998, 2001) appear in the author's bibliography.
The train came out about the daughter of Robin Guda "Rovan Hud: Girl-robber from Sherwood Forest", "Lion's Claw", "Princess Thieves from Sherwood", "Wild Boy", "Retzing Gud" (2001-2005).
From the mid-2000s, the author began writing stories about Sherlock Holmes sister. These are the only works of Springer, translated into Russian, in Russia a series of "Investigations Enoli Holmes".
Nancy Springer now
Now the writer continues to engage in literary creativity."Every day - a new story," she writes in autobiography.In the 2020th service netflix released the screening of the book "Enola Holmes and Marquis in Mousetrap". Will new films in the author's works will be outlined, while it is unknown.
Bibliography
Series "Kingdom Ail":
- 1979 - "White Deer"
- 1977 - "Book of Suns"
- 1981 - "Sobolina Moon"
- 1982 - "Black Monster"
- 1983 - Golden Swan
Series "Investigations Enolant Holmes":
- 2006 - "Enola Holmes and Markiz in Mousetrap"
- 2007 - "Enola Holmes and the Secret of Gray Print"
- 2008 - "Enola Holmes and mysterious bouquets"
- 2008 - "Enola Holmes and a riddle of pink fans"
- 2009 - "Enola Holmes and Lady with a lamp"
- 2010 - "Enola Holmes and sinister signs"
Outside the series:
- 1989 - "Apocalypse"
- 1994 - "Boy on a black horse"
- 1997 - "Secret Star"
- 2000 - "Plumage"
- 2001 - "Split sisters"
- 2001 - "I am Fairy Morgana"
- 2003 - "Bloody Track"
- 2007 - "Dussie"