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Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh

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Name: Jill Paton Walsh
Birth Date: April 29, 1937
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupations: Writer

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Biography of Gillian Paton Walsh
7686 words, approx. 25.6 pages
Jill Paton Walsh explores basic human concerns--love, death, and maturation--in novels that appeal to readers of all ages. In addition to the historical novels for which she is best known, she has written two realistic contemporary novels, two futuristic...
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Biography of Jill Paton Walsh
4961 words, approx. 16.5 pages
Author of over thirty books for young readers and a dozen titles for adults, Jill Paton Walsh is noted for her works which deal realistically with life, death, and maturation. While her novels vary widely in terms of genre and style, Judith Atkinson of T...


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Knowledge of Angels Information
309 words, approx. 1 pages
Knowledge of Angels is a medieval philosophical novel by Jill Paton Walsh which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker...


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National Catholic Reporter
Knowledge of Angels. (book reviews)
05/27/1994: 970 words, approx. 3 pages
"There is a problem with the knowledge of angels," according to Beneditx, a scholar-monk who, when abruptly summoned for a Worldly task, is working on a treatise on angels. There is absolutely no problem with Knowledge of Angels, a remarkable first novel by...
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The Boston Globe
`Knowledge of Angels': mesmerizing fable
04/06/1994: 644 words, approx. 2 pages
KNOWLEDGE OF ANGELS By Jill Paton Walsh Peter Davison/Houghton Mifflin, 268 pp., $21.95 To state that "Knowledge of Angels" is a religious fable addressing the question of whether knowledge of God is innate or revealed unduly emphasizes theological discourse. For Jill...


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Essay Grade: 94%
A Comparative Essay of "Enduring Love" and "Knowledge of Angels"
1,996 words, approx. 7 pages
Essay compares and contrasts the openings of the novels "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan and "Knowledge of Angels" by Jill Patton.


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Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh

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