![]() ![]() Īs an essayist/ critic/ folklorist he writes book reviews for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, has judged several literary awards, and has been a writer-in-residence for two public libraries.Ĭharles de Lint was born in 1951 in Bussum, in North Holland in the Netherlands. ![]() Some of his mythic fiction poetry can be found online on the Endicott Studio website. Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, William Morris, Mervyn Peake, James Branch Cabell, and E. His distinctive style of fantasy uses American folklore and European folklore de Lint was influenced by many authors of mythology, folklore, and science fiction, including J. His most famous works include: the Newford series of books ( Dreams Underfoot, Widdershins, The Blue Girl, The Onion Girl, Moonlight and Vines, Someplace to be Flying, etc.), as well as Moonheart, The Mystery of Grace, The Painted Boy and A Circle of Cats (children's book illustrated by Charles Vess). He writes novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, and lyrics. ![]() Along with authors like Terri Windling, Emma Bull, and John Crowley, de Lint during the 1980s pioneered and popularized the genre of urban fantasy. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris. Fantasy, horror, mythic fiction, magical realism, urban fantasyĬharles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. ![]()
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