Diane Wynn Jones is an English writer of fantasy novels for adults and children, was born on August 16, 1934 in London (United Kingdom). Her parents, Richard and Marjorie Jones, were teachers. Diana spent her childhood in the small town of Taksd in Essex, where her parents moved in 1943. Diana had two younger sisters, Ursula and Isabel. After graduating from high school in 1953, Jones continued her studies at St. Anne College in Oxford. There she studied English, attended lectures by John Tolkien
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Diane Wynn Jones is an English writer of fantasy novels for adults and children, was born on August 16, 1934 in London (United Kingdom). Her parents, Richard and Marjorie Jones, were teachers. Diana spent her childhood in the small town of Taksd in Essex, where her parents moved in 1943. Diana had two younger sisters, Ursula and Isabel. After graduating from high school in 1953, Jones continued her studies at St. Anne College in Oxford. There she studied English, attended lectures by John Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. In 1956, Diana graduated from college and married John Barrow, a professor of medieval literature. Initially they live in London, and in 1976 they moved to Bristol, together with their sons Richard, Michael and Colin. Jones is the author of many books that have been translated into 17 languages. It has a huge number of awards and awards, the most prestigious of which are the Mythopoetic Prize and the Carnegie Medal. Her series of books “Worlds of Crestomancy” and the novel “The Walking Castle of Hole” are especially popular. Critics are still comparing "Harry Potter" J.K. Rowling with the famous series "Worlds of Crestomancy", which appeared much earlier. Her books are often compared to the works of R. McKinle.