- N. D. Wilson
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N.D Wilson Born Nathan David Wilson
1978Occupation Author Nationality English Genres Young-adult fiction, Children's literature, Apologetics Notable work(s) 100 Cupboards Trilogy
Leepike Ridge
Notes from the Tilt-a-WhirlNathan David "N. D." Wilson is an American author of fiction,[1] screenwriter, and Shroud of Turin skeptic.
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Background
Wilson is a 1999 graduate of New Saint Andrews College, and holds a master’s degree in liberal arts from St. John’s College. The son of Calvinist minister Douglas Wilson and author Nancy Wilson, Wilson is professor of classical rhetoric at New Saint Andrews College and formerly served as the managing editor for Credenda/Agenda magazine. He and his wife have five children.[2]
Bibliography
Books
Wilson has authored several books in a variety of genres:
Parody
- Right Behind (ISBN 978-1885767875)
- Supergeddon (ISBN 978-1591280132)
Young Adult Fiction
- Leepike Ridge (ISBN 978-0375838736)
- 100 Cupboards (ISBN 978-0375838811)
- Dandelion Fire (ISBN 978-0375838835)
- The Chestnut King (ISBN 978-0375938850)
- The Dragon's Tooth (ISBN 978-0375864391)
Children's Bible Stories
- The Dragon and the Garden (ISBN 978-1591280446)
- In the Time of Noah (ISBN 978-1591280453)
Christian Apologetics
- Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl (ISBN 978-0849920073).
Wilson's 100 Cupboards trilogy, published by Yearling, is the story of Henry York, a boy who finds his way to other worlds through the cupboards in the attic of his uncle's Kansas house. Wilson's mythical milieu includes significant Arthurian influence, both from Geoffrey of Monmouth (Wilson has a character by that name) and Spencer's Faerie Queene.[3] Wilson is also admittedly influenced by Scottish fairy tales from Robert Kirk and Sir Walter Scott. Feature film rights to the trilogy have been acquired by Beloved Pictures.[4]
The first volume in another Wilson series, The Ashtown Burials, was released in August 2011. The Dragon's Tooth is the story of orphaned siblings Cyrus, Antigone, and Daniel, who become involved in a secret society after their late parents' hotel burns down. The series will comprise five novels.[5]
Film
A "bookumentary" film adaptation of Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl, narrated by Wilson, was released on DVD in 2011.[6]
Wilson is currently writing a screenplay for a film adaptation of C. S. Lewis's The Great Divorce,[7] slated for release in 2011.[8]
Other writings
Wilson's short fiction and prose have been published in Credenda/Agenda, the Chattahoochee Review, the Esquire napkin project,[9] Christianity Today, and Books & Culture.
Shroud of Turin
In 2005, Wilson announced in Books & Culture magazine that he had made a near-duplicate of the Shroud of Turin image by exposing dark linen to the sun for ten days under a sheet of glass on which a positive mask had been painted,[10][11] and in doing so, "caused some uproar in the Shroud of Turin world."[12]
References
- ^ "N. D. Wilson". WorldCat.org. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3A%22N.+D.+Wilson%22&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22wilson%2C+nathan+d%22&qt=facet_ap%3A. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375838736&view=tg
- ^ http://ndwilson.com/blog/?p=72#more-72
- ^ McNary, Dave (24 June 2010). "Beloved opens 'Cupboards'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020987.html?categoryid=13&cs=1.
- ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/dragons-tooth/oclc/458888701
- ^ http://www.notesfromthetiltawhirl.com/
- ^ McNary, Dave (22 June 2010). "Producers wed for 'Divorce' fantasy". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020900.html?categoryid=13&cs=1.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482458/
- ^ http://www.esquire.com/fiction/ESQ0207Rise
- ^ http://ctlibrary.com/bc/2005/marapr/3.22.html
- ^ http://www.shadowshroud.com/
- ^ http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools/story_pf.asp?ID=60247
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Categories:- American academics
- American children's writers
- Calvinist artists and writers
- Living people
- People from Moscow, Idaho
- St. John's College (United States) alumni
- 1978 births
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