David Rees was born in Surbiton in 1936.[3] He attended King's College School, Wimbledon, and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he attained a BA in 1958 and an MA in 1961. He worked as a school teacher before becoming a lecturer at St. Luke's College, Exeter, in 1968. Ten years later he became lecturer in education when the college became a part of the University of Exeter. He remained at the University until 1984, when he began to write full-time. In 1986 he founded the publishing company Third House with fellow writer Peter Robins. His autobiography, Not For Your Hands, was published in 1992.
Rees died in London, 22 May 1993. He was afflicted with HIV/AIDS and had once said, "I've nothing left to write about and it's Aids as much as anything that has done that," but he did not stop writing until 1992.[1]
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Much of his work can be classed as young adult fiction. Some of his fiction was contemporary, some historical, with settings including Devon and Ireland. Quintin's Man (1976) and In the Tent (1979) were the first teen books in the UK to have gay central characters.[4]The Milkman's on his Way (1982) was cited in the House of Lords for promoting homosexuality, in 1999 debate on Section 28. Baroness Knight of Collingtree said that it "explicitly described homosexual intercourse and, indeed, glorified it, encouraging youngsters to believe that it was better than any other sexual way of life."[5]
Rees published two collections of essays on contemporary writers of fiction for children and young adults: The Marble in the Water (1980) and Painted Desert, Green Shade (1984).[6]
Selected worksedit
Storm Surge (1975)
Quintin's Man (1976)
The Missing German (1976)
Landslip (1977)
The Spectrum (1977)
The Ferryman (1977)
Risks (1977)
The Exeter Blitz (1978)
The House that Moved (1978)
The Green Bough of Liberty (1979)
In the Tent (1979)
Silence (1979)
The Marble in the Water (1980) —essays
Holly, Mud and Whisky (1981)
The Milkman's on His Way (1982)
The Estuary (1983)
Painted Desert, Green Shade (1984) —essays
Islands (1984) —short story collection
Out of the Winter Gardens (1984)
A Better Class of Blond: A California Diary (1985) —memoir
^ ab Burton, Peter (25 May 1993). "Obituary: David Rees". The Independent.
^ (Carnegie Winner 1978) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^Stones, Rosemary (March 2005). . Books for Keeps. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^"Lords Hansard text for 6 Dec 1999 (191206-10)" 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Column 1102. Hansard. www.parliament.uk, the UK Parliament Website. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
^Rees, David (1983). "On Katherine Paterson, Alexander Pope, myself, and some others". Children's Literature in Education. 14 (3): 160–170. doi:10.1007/bf01142203. S2CID 161536439.
david, rees, author, david, bartlett, rees, 1936, 1993, english, author, lecturer, reviewer, known, especially, children, young, adult, fiction, exeter, blitz, 1978, carnegie, medal, from, library, association, recognising, year, best, children, book, british,. David Bartlett Rees 8 May 1936 22 May 1993 1 was an English author lecturer and reviewer known especially for children s and young adult fiction For The Exeter Blitz he won the 1978 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association recognising the year s best children s book by a British subject 2 Contents 1 Life 2 Writer 3 Selected works 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLife editDavid Rees was born in Surbiton in 1936 3 He attended King s College School Wimbledon and Queens College Cambridge where he attained a BA in 1958 and an MA in 1961 He worked as a school teacher before becoming a lecturer at St Luke s College Exeter in 1968 Ten years later he became lecturer in education when the college became a part of the University of Exeter He remained at the University until 1984 when he began to write full time In 1986 he founded the publishing company Third House with fellow writer Peter Robins His autobiography Not For Your Hands was published in 1992 Rees died in London 22 May 1993 He was afflicted with HIV AIDS and had once said I ve nothing left to write about and it s Aids as much as anything that has done that but he did not stop writing until 1992 1 Writer editMuch of his work can be classed as young adult fiction Some of his fiction was contemporary some historical with settings including Devon and Ireland Quintin s Man 1976 and In the Tent 1979 were the first teen books in the UK to have gay central characters 4 The Milkman s on his Way 1982 was cited in the House of Lords for promoting homosexuality in 1999 debate on Section 28 Baroness Knight of Collingtree said that it explicitly described homosexual intercourse and indeed glorified it encouraging youngsters to believe that it was better than any other sexual way of life 5 Rees published two collections of essays on contemporary writers of fiction for children and young adults The Marble in the Water 1980 and Painted Desert Green Shade 1984 6 Selected works editStorm Surge 1975 Quintin s Man 1976 The Missing German 1976 Landslip 1977 The Spectrum 1977 The Ferryman 1977 Risks 1977 The Exeter Blitz 1978 The House that Moved 1978 The Green Bough of Liberty 1979 In the Tent 1979 Silence 1979 The Marble in the Water 1980 essays Holly Mud and Whisky 1981 The Milkman s on His Way 1982 The Estuary 1983 Painted Desert Green Shade 1984 essays Islands 1984 short story collection Out of the Winter Gardens 1984 A Better Class of Blond A California Diary 1985 memoir The Hunger 1986 Watershed 1986 Twos and Threes 1987 The Wrong Apple 1987 The Flying Island 1988 Quince 1988 Flux 1988 short story collection The Colour of His Hair 1989 Letters to Dorothy 1990 short story collection Dog Days White Nights 1991 essays Not for Your Hands 1992 autobiography Packing It In 1992 essays Words amp Music 1993 essaysSee also editPortal nbsp Children s literatureReferences edit a b Burton Peter 25 May 1993 Obituary David Rees The Independent Carnegie Winner 1978 Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Living Archive Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners CILIP Retrieved 2012 08 17 Literary papers of David Rees Mimas University of Manchester Archived from the original on 19 July 2012 Stones Rosemary March 2005 Editorial Books for Keeps Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Lords Hansard text for 6 Dec 1999 191206 10 Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Column 1102 Hansard www parliament uk the UK Parliament Website Retrieved 2012 11 21 Rees David 1983 On Katherine Paterson Alexander Pope myself and some others Children s Literature in Education 14 3 160 170 doi 10 1007 bf01142203 S2CID 161536439 External links editDavid Rees at Library of Congress with 18 library catalogue records Portals nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Rees author amp oldid 1074887004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
