Philip Newth (born 20 January 1939) is an Anglo-Norwegian author of children's literature. He has written more than fifty books, including books for deaf and blind children.

Personal life

Newth was born in

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engl ...

, England, as the son of actor William Newth and actress Constance Tayler. He is married to illustrator and writer

Mette Newth Mette Cecilie Newth (born 31 January 1942) is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book. Personal life Mette Newth was born in Oslo as the daughter ...

, and was thus a son-in-law of Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen. The couple settled at Rykkinn in

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, and had the children

Eirik Newth Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book ''Jakten på sannheten''. He is the son of author and il ...

, Hege & Torstein.

Career

Newth made his literary debut in 1970 with the children's book ''Den aller største kanonen'', and has later written more than fifty books. His books ''Beany, Fatto, Ludo og jeg'' from 1979, ''Røtter i Kastanjegata'' from 1980, and ''Opp mot veggen'' from 1991 depict life from the English working class around 1950. Among his books for blind are ''Rulle på eventyr'' from 1979, and ''Verdens viktigste O'' from 1980. "Rulle" is a rounding cut in cardboard, experiencing exciting adventures among squares, triangles, half circles and other roundings. His book for deaf children include ''Fy katte!'' from 1982, and ''Pass på Lillebror'' from 1984. In cooperation with his wife Mette he made the picture book ''Ballsprett'' (1980) for mentally deficient children. Other books are ''Huset som ikke ville dø'' from 1987, ''Bacon og egg mot tegneserieheltene'' from 1988, and ''Drusilde'' from 1990. He has written the science fiction novels ''Roboten er løs!'' (1982), ''Robot i rommet'' (1984), and ''Ettersøkt – Roboten Matilda'' (1986). His book ''Robinson Crusoe Larsen'' came in 1994, ''Min venn Kong'' is from 1995, and ''Matilda, litt av en robot'' from 2002. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1985 for the children's book ''Soldreperen'', together with his wife and co-writer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newth, Philip 1939 births Living people English children's writers Norwegian children's writers Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Writers from Worcester, England English emigrants to Norway