Eleanor Farjeon
| Eleanor Farjeon Engelsk litteratur Modernismen | |
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| Personlig information | |
| Pseudonym | Tomfool  |
| Født | 13. februar 1881 London |
| Død | 5. juni 1965 (84 år) Hampstead |
| Gravsted | St John-at-Hampstead |
| Far | Benjamin Farjeon |
| Mor | Margaret Jefferson |
| Søskende | Harry Farjeon, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Herbert Farjeon |
| Uddannelse og virke | |
| Beskæftigelse | Skribent, børnebogsforfatter, digter, romanforfatter, biografiforfatter |
| Fagområde | Poesi |
| Kendte værker | Morning Has Broken |
| Nomineringer og priser | |
| Udmærkelser | Carnegie Medal (1955), Regina Medal (1959), H.C. Andersen-medaljen (1956) |
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Eleanor Farjeon (født 13. februar 1881 i London, død 5. juni 1965 i Hampstead) var en engelsk børnebogsforfatter, journalist, skribent og salmedigter. Eftertiden husker hende nok bedst for salmen "Morning has broken", som fik sin største udbredelse i Cat Stevens' version.
Hun var datter af forfatteren B.L. Farjeon, søster til komponisten Harry Farjeon og forfatterne Joseph Jefferson Farjeon og Herbert Farjeon.
Prisen Eleanor Farjeon Award uddeles årligt siden 1966, finansieret af The Eleanor Farjeon Trust.
Priser
- Carnegie Medal 1955 for "The Little Bookroom".
- H.C. Andersen-medaljen 1956 som den første modtager.
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Eleanor Farjeon (pronounced far'-zhun) (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of publishers.
Eleanor Farjeon (pronounced far'-zhun) (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle, a society of publishers.