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Patrick Ness

パトリック・ネス

Patrick Ness

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1971-10-17 （Fairfax County, Virginia, United States）
Nationality
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States → United Kingdom (resident since 1999)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Journalist
Active Years
2003-

Education

University of Southern California
English Literature / English Literature
Country: United States
Studied English literature

Awards

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2008
Work: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Organization: The Guardian
Result: winner
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
2008
Work: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Organization: James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Result: winner
Costa Book Awards (Children's Book)
2009
Work: The Ask and the Answer
Category: 児童文学部門
Organization: Costa Book Awards
Result: winner
Carnegie Medal
2011
Work: Monsters of Men
Organization: Carnegie Medal
Result: winner
Carnegie Medal
2012
Work: A Monster Calls
Organization: Carnegie Medal
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Knife of Never Letting Go

2008 Young adult, Science fiction

First novel of the Chaos Walking trilogy about a boy in a world where people's thoughts are audible as 'Noise', exploring morality, control and coming-of-age.

losscoming-of-agepower and ethicsvoices/internal monologue
Translations
  • The Knife of Never Letting Go (translated into Japanese)

The Ask and the Answer

2009 Young adult, Science fiction

Second book in the Chaos Walking trilogy, continuing the story with escalating political conflict and moral questions.

warpowermoral dilemma
Translations
  • The Ask and the Answer (translated into Japanese)

Monsters of Men

2010 Young adult, Science fiction

Final volume of the Chaos Walking trilogy resolving characters' arcs and the larger conflicts.

sacrificeresponsibilityhumanity
Translations
  • Monsters of Men (translated into Japanese)

A Monster Calls

2011 Children's literature, Fantasy

Written by Patrick Ness from an idea by Siobhan Dowd; a poignant tale about illness, loss and the nature of storytelling.

losshealingimagination
Adaptations
  • [Film] A Monster Calls / J. A. Bayona (2016)
Translations
  • A Monster Calls (Japanese translation)

More Than This

2013 Young adult, Philosophical fiction

A novel about a boy who wakes to a world that may be afterlife or simulation; explores memory and identity.

identityreality and memory
Translations
  • More Than This (translated into Japanese)

Class

2016 Television drama (screenplay)

Worked on television drama scripts (credited for CLASS), showing his work beyond novels.

youthschool drama

The Crash of Hennington

2003 Adult fiction

One of his earlier adult novels.

Topics About Which I Know Nothing

2005 Short stories

A collection of short stories.

The Crane Wife

2013 Adult fiction

A novel aimed at adult readers.

Bibliography

  • The Crash of Hennington (2003)
  • Topics About Which I Know Nothing (2005)
  • Chaos Walking trilogy (The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008; The Ask and the Answer 2009; Monsters of Men 2010)
  • A Monster Calls (2011)
  • More Than This (2013)
  • The Crane Wife (2013)

Adaptations

  • A Monster Calls (film, 2016)

Translations of Works

  • A Monster Calls (Japanese translation by Makiko Ikeda)
  • Chaos Walking (Japanese translations)
  • More Than This (Japanese translation by Ritsuko Sanbe)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
direct, emotive proseblends realism with speculative elements
Recurring Motifs
losscoming-of-agemoral ambiguityvoices/internalized thought

Legacy

An internationally recognized author primarily in young adult literature; award-winning and adapted to film, bridging YA and adult readerships.

Academic Societies

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

In Popular Culture

  • A Monster Calls (film adaptation, 2016)

Trivia

  • Studied English literature at the University of Southern California
  • Won the Guardian and James Tiptree, Jr. Awards in 2008
  • A Monster Calls was written from an idea by Siobhan Dowd