N. D. Wilson
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Nathan David "N. D." Wilson is an American
author of fiction, screenwriter, and Shroud of Turin
skeptic.
, and holds a master’s degree in liberal arts
from St. John’s College
. The son of Calvinist
minister Douglas Wilson
and author Nancy Wilson, Wilson is professor of classical
rhetoric
at New Saint Andrews College and formerly served as the managing editor
for Credenda/Agenda
magazine. He and his wife have five children.
Parody
Young Adult Fiction
Children's Bible Stories
Christian Apologetics
Wilson's 100 Cupboards trilogy, published by Yearling, is the story of Henry York, a boy who finds his way to other worlds through the cupboards in the attic of his uncle's Kansas house. Wilson's mythical milieu includes significant Arthurian influence, both from Geoffrey of Monmouth
(Wilson has a character by that name) and Spencer's Faerie Queene. Wilson is also admittedly influenced by Scottish fairy tales from Robert Kirk and Sir Walter Scott. Feature film rights to the trilogy have been acquired by Beloved Pictures.
The first volume in another Wilson series, The Ashtown Burials, was released in August 2011. The Dragon's Tooth is the story of orphaned siblings Cyrus, Antigone, and Daniel, who become involved in a secret society after their late parents' hotel burns down. The series will comprise five novels.
Wilson is currently writing a screenplay for a film adaptation of C. S. Lewis
's The Great Divorce
, slated for release in 2011.
napkin project, Christianity Today
, and Books & Culture.
image by exposing dark linen to the sun for ten days under a sheet of glass on which a positive mask had been painted, and in doing so, "caused some uproar in the Shroud of Turin world."
United States
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author of fiction, screenwriter, and Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy. The image on the shroud is...
skeptic.
Background
Wilson is a 1999 graduate of New Saint Andrews CollegeNew Saint Andrews College
New Saint Andrews College is a classical Christian college located in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded in 1994 and modeled in part on the curriculum of Harvard College of the seventeenth century. The college offers no undergraduate majors, but follows a single, integrated classical liberal arts...
, and holds a master’s degree in liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
from St. John’s College
St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College is a liberal arts college with two U.S. campuses: one in Annapolis, Maryland and one in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founded in 1696 as a preparatory school, King William's School, the school received a collegiate charter in 1784, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher...
. The son of Calvinist
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
minister Douglas Wilson
Douglas Wilson (theologian)
Douglas James Wilson is a conservative Reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and prolific author and speaker...
and author Nancy Wilson, Wilson is professor of classical
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
at New Saint Andrews College and formerly served as the managing editor
Managing editor
A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
for Credenda/Agenda
Credenda/Agenda
Credenda/Agenda is Christian cultural and theological journal, published under the auspices of Christ Church of Moscow, Idaho. Douglas Wilson serves as editor, Douglas Jones as senior editor, and N. D. Wilson as managing editor. Editions are published quarterly in print form and also electronically...
magazine. He and his wife have five children.
Books
Wilson has authored several books in a variety of genres:Parody
- Right Behind (ISBN 978-1885767875)
- Supergeddon (ISBN 978-1591280132)
Young Adult Fiction
- Leepike Ridge (ISBN 978-0375838736)
- 100 Cupboards100 Cupboards100 Cupboards is a 2007 fantasy children's book by N. D. Wilson. The first book in the 100 Cupboards Trilogy, it is followed by Dandelion Fire and The Chestnut King.-Plot:...
(ISBN 978-0375838811) - Dandelion FireDandelion FireDandelion Fire is a 2009 children's fantasy novel by N. D. Wilson. It is the second installment in the 100 Cupboards trilogy, followed by The Chestnut King.-Plot Introduction:...
(ISBN 978-0375838835) - The Chestnut KingThe Chestnut KingThe Chestnut King is a 2010 fantasy novel written by N.D. Wilson. It is the third and final installment to the 100 Cupboards trilogy. It's main character is Henry York Maccabee.-Plot:...
(ISBN 978-0375938850) - The Dragon's Tooth (ISBN 978-0375864391)
Children's Bible Stories
- The Dragon and the Garden (ISBN 978-1591280446)
- In the Time of Noah (ISBN 978-1591280453)
Christian Apologetics
- Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl (ISBN 978-0849920073).
Wilson's 100 Cupboards trilogy, published by Yearling, is the story of Henry York, a boy who finds his way to other worlds through the cupboards in the attic of his uncle's Kansas house. Wilson's mythical milieu includes significant Arthurian influence, both from Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
(Wilson has a character by that name) and Spencer's Faerie Queene. Wilson is also admittedly influenced by Scottish fairy tales from Robert Kirk and Sir Walter Scott. Feature film rights to the trilogy have been acquired by Beloved Pictures.
The first volume in another Wilson series, The Ashtown Burials, was released in August 2011. The Dragon's Tooth is the story of orphaned siblings Cyrus, Antigone, and Daniel, who become involved in a secret society after their late parents' hotel burns down. The series will comprise five novels.
Film
A "bookumentary" film adaptation of Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl, narrated by Wilson, was released on DVD in 2011.Wilson is currently writing a screenplay for a film adaptation of C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
's The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce is a work of allegory by C. S. Lewis that is complementary to Lewis' earlier book The Screwtape Letters.The working title was Who Goes Home? but the real name was changed at the publisher's insistence. The title refers to William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell...
, slated for release in 2011.
Other writings
Wilson's short fiction and prose have been published in Credenda/Agenda, the Chattahoochee Review, the EsquireEsquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
napkin project, Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, and Books & Culture.
Shroud of Turin
In 2005, Wilson announced in Books & Culture magazine that he had made a near-duplicate of the Shroud of TurinShroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy. The image on the shroud is...
image by exposing dark linen to the sun for ten days under a sheet of glass on which a positive mask had been painted, and in doing so, "caused some uproar in the Shroud of Turin world."