Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud is, to my mind, one of the smartest writers working in children's and young-adult fiction. The Bartimaeus sequence and Lockwood & Co. wrap genuine wit and class-conscious satire inside ghost stories and djinn, never talking down to younger readers. What I admire is not the shelf of awards, deserved as they are, but his refusal to soften the edges; the scares stay scary and the jokes land. A York-educated Englishman born in 1970, he writes books that adults can enjoy without embarrassment. That dual register is rare, and he makes it look effortless.

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Name (English)

Jonathan Stroud

Name (Japanese)

ジョナサン・ストラウド

Reading

じょなさん・すとらうど

Born

October 27, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Bedford, United Kingdom

Occupation

writer / children's writer / novelist / literary editor / young adult author

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

University

University of York

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Young-Adult Novel
• 2006 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.jonathanstroud.com
• Xhttps://x.com/JonathanAStroud
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Stroud
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358178

Tags

• writer
• children's writer
• novelist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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