![]() Neil Gaiman called her ‘the best writer of Magic there is’. Jones’s numerous awards include the Guardian Award for Children’s Fiction, two Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards and a Life Achievement Award at the World Fantasy Convention 2007. It broke all box-office records in Japan at the time and was nominated for an Oscar. The book features many of the characters from Howl's Moving Castle, often under some sort of disguise. The plot is based on stories from the Arabian Nights. In 2004 Howl’s Moving Castle was made into an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli, Japan. The novel is a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle and is set in the same fantasy world, though it follows the adventures of Abdullah rather than Sophie Hatter. Among Jones’s best-loved books are the Chrestomanci series and Howl’s Moving Castle and its two sequels. Her magical adventures have enthralled children and adults ever since. ![]() ![]() She never ceased writing, and from 1973 onwards published many titles, which have been released worldwide in 30 languages. She and her two sisters were deprived of books but, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable appetite for stories, Jones wrote them herself to read to her sisters. Her family moved frequently, finally settling in rural Essex. ![]() Diana Wynne Jones had an unsettled childhood against the background of the Second World War. ![]()
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