James Aldridge

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James Aldridge was an Australian-born British novelist and war correspondent known for his politically engaged fiction and reportage, particularly about the Middle East and the Cold War.

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instanceOf children's writer
human
journalist
novelist
short story writer
war correspondent
awardReceived Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
awardReceivedFor The True Story of Spit MacPhee
countryOfBirth Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
coveredConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
coveredRegion Middle East
coveredTopic Cold War
dateOfBirth 1918-07-10
dateOfDeath 2015-02-23
educatedAt Scotch College, Melbourne
familyName Aldridge
fieldOfWork Cold War politics
Middle East politics
journalism
literature
war reporting
genre children's literature
political fiction
war fiction
givenName James
hasNationality Australian
British
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor politically engaged fiction
war reportage
notableWork A Captive in the Land
Signed with Their Honour
The Diplomat
The Hunter
The Sea Eagle
The True Story of Spit MacPhee
occupation children's writer
journalist
novelist
short story writer
war correspondent
placeOfBirth White Hills, Victoria
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
writingPeriod 20th century
21st century

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Aldridge hasNotableBearer James Aldridge