What year was the author of the fantasy short story and fairy tail "Dănilă Prepeleac" born?
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Dănilă Prepeleac "Dănilă Prepeleac" (] ; occasionally translated as "Danilo the Pole", "Dănilă Haystack-Peg" or "Danillo Nonsuch") is an 1876 fantasy short story and fairy tale by Romanian author Ion Creangă, with a theme echoing influences from local folklore. The narrative is structured around two accounts. In the first part, the eponymous peasant hero, shown to be poor, lazy and idiotic, exposes his incompetence and lack of foresight by becoming in involved in a cycle of barters, which results in him exchanging a pair of oxen for an empty bag. The second portion of the text shows Dănilă's adventures inside a forest, where he decides to become a hermit, unwitting that the land is inhabited by an army of devils. Confronted by the latter, he survives a set of challenges by outsmarting his adversaries, and, although losing one eye to demonic curses, he becomes the recipient of a large fortune awarded by Satan himself.
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Ion Creangă Ion Creangă (] ; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th century Romanian literature, he is best known for his "Childhood Memories" volume, his novellas and short stories, and his many anecdotes. Creangă's main contribution to fantasy and children's literature includes narratives structured around eponymous protagonists ("Harap Alb", "Ivan Turbincă", "Dănilă Prepeleac", "Stan Pățitul"), as well as fairy tales indebted to conventional forms ("The Story of the Pig", "The Goat and Her Three Kids", "The Mother with Three Daughters-in-Law", "The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughter"). Widely seen as masterpieces of the Romanian language and local humor, his writings occupy the middle ground between a collection of folkloric sources and an original contribution to a literary realism of rural inspiration. They are accompanied by a set of contributions to erotic literature, collectively known as his "corrosives".
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Laura Resnick Laura Resnick (born 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American award-winning fantasy writer. She was the winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction for 1993. The daughter of science fiction author Mike Resnick, she formerly wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Laura Leone.
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Dani Couture Danielle (Dani) Couture (born 1978) is a Canadian poet and novelist.
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Gayle Greeno Gayle Greeno (born 1949 in New York City, New York) is an American fantasy author.
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Jennifer Fallon Jennifer Fallon (born 1959) is an Australian author of fantasy and science fiction. She is also a businesswoman, trainer and business consultant.
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Michael Buckley (author) Michael William Buckley (born August 16, 1969) is a best selling children’s book author who is currently writing "The Sisters Grimm" and the "N.E.R.D.S." book series.
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Sean Russell (author) Sean Thomas Russell (born 30 January 1952) is a Canadian writer of fantasy, and of historical novels featuring the Royal Navy. His work has been published under the names Sean Russell and S. Thomas Russell as well as his full name, and he has collaborated with Ian Dennis (also born 1952) under the joint pseudonym T.F. Banks.
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Richelle Mead Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is a bestselling American fantasy author. She is known for the "Georgina Kincaid" series, "Vampire Academy", "Bloodlines" and the "Dark Swan" series.
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Mary La Chapelle Mary La Chapelle (born April 28, 1955 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), is an American short story writer.
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Janet Kagan Janet Kagan (born Janet Megson, April 18, 1946 – February 29, 2008) was an author of two science fiction novels and two science fiction collections, plus numerous science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in publications such as "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" and "Asimov's Science Fiction". Her story "The Nutcracker Coup" was nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Novelette and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, winning the Hugo.
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L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp ( ; 27 November 1907 – 6 November 2000), better known as L. Sprague de Camp, was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, such as biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Danielle LaPorte Danielle LaPorte (born May 25, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a bestselling Canadian author, inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and blogger.
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Jacqueline West (author) Jacqueline West (born December 29, 1979) is an American writer of children's fiction and poet. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and her Books of Elsewhere fantasy series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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Colin Duriez Colin Duriez (born 19 July 1947) is a writer on fantasy and related matters.
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Patricia Wrightson Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles. Her books, including the widely praised "The Nargun and The Stars" (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages.
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Jo Clayton Jo Clayton (February 15, 1939 – February 13, 1998) was an American fantasy and science fiction author. She wrote 35 novels and many short stories. Her works sold over one and a quarter million copies.
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Lynn Flewelling Lynn Flewelling (born Lynn Elizabeth Beaulieu on October 20, 1958 in Presque Isle, Maine) is a fantasy fiction author.
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Salon Fantastique Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy is a fantasy short story anthology edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.
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Julian May Julian Clare May (born July 10, 1931) is an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also uses several literary pseudonyms, best known for her "Saga of Pliocene Exile" ("Saga of the Exiles" in the United Kingdom) and "Galactic Milieu Series" books.
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Sean Stewart Sean Stewart (born June 2, 1965) is a United States-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.
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Laila al-Ouhaydib Laila al-Ouhaydib (Arabic: ليلى الأحيدب) is a Saudi Arabian short story writer and novelist. Her debut collection of short stories came out in 1997. Her stories have appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine and in "Beyond the Dunes" (2006), an anthology of contemporary Saudi literature. More recently, in 2009, she published her first novel under the title "The Eyes of Foxes" (عيون الثعالب).