![]() He also publishes under the pseudonyms Wendelessen, Henri Cuiscard, and Jan Penalurick. De Lint's works include novels, novellas, short stories, chapbooks, and verse. After selling three novels in one year, his career soared and he has become a most successful fantasy writer. The combination of the success of his work, The Fane of the Grey Rose (which he later developed into the novel The Harp of the Grey Rose), the loss of his job in a record store, and the support of his wife, Mary Ann, helped encourage de Lint to pursue writing fulltime. He only began to write seriously to provide an artist friend with stories to illustrate. De Lint originally wanted to play Celtic music. De Lint was influenced by many writers in the areas of mythology, folklore, and science fiction. ![]() Due to his father's work as a surveyor, the family lived in many different places, including Canada, Turkey, and Lebanon. ![]() Charles de Lint, an extraordinarily prolific writer of fantasy works, was born in the Netherlands in 1951. ![]()
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