ZUM TOD DES BRITISCHEN KINDERBUCHAUTORS UND KRIMINALSCHRIFTSTELLERS MICHAEL BOND

Der am 13. Januar 1926 in Newbury (Berkshire, England) geborene britische Schriftsteller Michael Bond ist am 27. Juni 2017 in London gestorben. Weltberühmt wurde er als Schöpfer von «Paddington Bär». Bond war auch erfolgreicher Krimiautor.

Bild: Denkmal für Michael Bond und den Paddington Bär im Londoner Stadtteil Paddington – Foto: Loz Pycock, Michael Bond, Saint Mary’s Square, Paddington – CC-Lizenz: Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic – Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Bond,_Saint_Mary’s_Square,_Paddington.jpg

Paddington Bear author Michael Bond dies aged 91

The author, born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, kept writing until his death. His most recent Paddington story, Paddington’s Finest Hour, was published in April.

His daughter, Karen Jankel, told the Guardian «the whole world» was lucky to have had her father, whose legacy would «live on for ever» through his creation.

A statement from publisher HarperCollins said: «It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britain’s best-loved children’s characters, Paddington, died at home yesterday aged 91 following a short illness.»

Jamie Grierson, Mark Sweney and Danuta Kean

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jun/28/paddington-bear-author-michael-bond-dies-aged-91

More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world to date. 

Along with Paddington himself, Bond’s best-loved creations included Olga da Polga and A Mouse Called Thursday. He also wrote a series of adult novels, featuring the detective Monsieur Pamplemousse.

Hannah Furness

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/michael-bond-paddington-creator-dies-aged-91/

«I hope he comes with me when I die»: Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies aged 91 as his last interview reveals how a small brown bear loomed large over his life

Mark Duell

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4647020/Paddington-creator-Michael-Bond-dies-aged-91.html

Creator of the famous character Paddington Bear, Michael Bond, who has died aged 91, made full use of the fame and fortune he never suspected would come his way. Author of over 150 books for children and adults, some translated into 40 languages, his unaffected prose style coupled with frequent jokes made him an immediate favourite particularly with very young readers.

Nicholas Tucker

http://www.independent.co.uk/Obituaries/michael-bond-obituary-author-and-creator-of-paddington-bear-a7812426.html

Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear has become one of the classic characters in children’s literature.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36428937

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40432946

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-40436053/paddington-bear-creator-michael-bond-dies

Michael Bond, the genial British author who created Paddington Bear, the polite, good-natured but disaster-prone little hero of children’s novels, picture and activity books, television series, and films, died at his home in London on Tuesday.

Anita Gates

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/books/michael-bond-dead-paddington-bear.html

Er schuf einen der berühmtesten Flüchtlinge der Weltliteratur: Michael Bond erfand Paddington Bär, der aus Peru nach London kam.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/michael-bond-tot-paddington-erfinder-mit-91-gestorben-a-1154916.html

1958 veröffentlichte Bond sein erstes Buch über den Marmelade liebenden Bären aus Peru, «A Bear Called Paddington». Die Geschichte der Familie Brown, die am Londoner Bahnhof Paddington einen Bären findet und aufnimmt, wurde ein Erfolg. Die zwölf Bücher über Paddington wurden in mehr als 30 Sprachen übersetzt und millionenfach verkauft.

kpn

http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/buecher/der-vater-von-paddington-ist-tot/story/14535474

Mehr:

http://www.paddington.com/global/home/

https://www.facebook.com/PaddingtonBear/

http://www.paddington.com/de/geschichte/michael-bond/

http://theherbs.homestead.com/

https://www.harpercollins.com/cr-100547/michael-bond

https://www.facebook.com/HarperCollins

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1131/Bond-Thomas-Michael-1926.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bond

Bild: Statue von Paddington Bär im Bahnhof Paddington – Foto: DMS – Public domain – Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_PaddingtonBear_PaddingtonStn_DMS_06122005-002-1.jpg