There are disappointments in all men’s lives, even those who have achieved their ambition, and there are compensations.
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What men do matters more than what they know.
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John Christopher (22)
Birth: | 16th April, 1922 |
Death: | 3rd February, 2012 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Writer |
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John Christopher was born in Lancashire, England. Sam You, known professionally as Christopher Samuel Youd, was a British writer, best known for science fiction under the pseudonym John Christopher. He studied at Peter Symonds' School in Winchester, Hampshire. He wrote several novels include: The Death of Grass, The Possessors, The World in Winter, A Wrinkle in the Skin, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. He won the Guardian Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976.
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