Charles de Lint




Charles de Lint

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born
December 22, 1951

gender
male

place of birth
Bussum, Netherlands

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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Charles de Lint is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. It is often said that, along with Terri Windling, he established the genre of mythic fiction which falls somewhere between fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent. This is debatable, as John Crowley preceded de Lint with the novel "Little, Big", which was published in 1981, and won the World Fantasy Award the following year for its blending of classical fantasy with modern culture. In any case, de Lint can certainly be credited with popularizing the emerging genre, which is also known as "urban myth" or "urban fantasy." De Lint's work has been called "fantasy for people who normally don't read fantasy."...more




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The Onion Girl (Newford, Book... The Onion Girl (Newford, Book 11)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.08 — 1,163 ratings — published 2001
12 editions
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The Blue Girl The Blue Girl (Newford Book 15)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 3.86 — 1,155 ratings — published 2004
4 editions
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Dreams Underfoot (Newford Book... Dreams Underfoot (Newford Book 1)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.20 — 829 ratings — published 1993
5 editions
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Memory and Dream (Newford Book... Memory and Dream (Newford Book 5)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.19 — 816 ratings — published 1994
8 editions
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Moonheart Moonheart
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 3.97 — 819 ratings — published 1984
14 editions
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Someplace to Be Flying (Newfor... Someplace to Be Flying (Newford Book 8)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.25 — 742 ratings — published 1998
7 editions
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Forests of the Heart (Newford... Forests of the Heart (Newford Book 10)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.10 — 738 ratings — published 2000
4 editions
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Widdershins (Newford Book 16) Widdershins (Newford Book 16)
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.10 — 698 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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The Little Country The Little Country
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 3.96 — 714 ratings — published 1991
6 editions
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Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Gia... Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon
by Charles de Lint
avg rating 4.01 — 625 ratings — published 1995
4 editions
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"We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, but for a time. It's a kind of immortality, I suppose, bounded by limits, it's true, but then so's everything."
Charles de Lint
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"Everytime you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when youre gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back. "
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"I want to be magic. I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. I want to be a friend of elves and live in a tree. Or under a hill. I want to marry a moonbeam and hear the stars sing. I don't want to pretend at magic anymore. I want to be magic."
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