John Christopher
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This article is about the British author. For the American herbalist, see John Christopher (herbalist).
Sam Youd (16 April 1922 ā 3 February 2012) was a British writer best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1971[1] and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976.
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John Christopher | |
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Born | Christopher Samuel Youd (1922-04-16)16 April 1922 Huyton, Lancashire, England |
Died | 3 February 2012(2012-02-03) (aged 89) Bath, Somerset, England |
Pen name | John Christopher (science fiction), several others |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Peter Symonds College |
Genre | Science fiction |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Guardian Prize 1971 |
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Youd also wrote under variations of his own name and under the pseudonyms Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter Nichols, and Anthony Rye.[2][3]