Peter S. Beagle
Peter S. Beagle | |
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Beagle at a showing of The Last Unicorn in 2014 | |
| Born | Peter Soyer Beagle April 20, 1939 New York City, US |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Period | 1960–present |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Notable works | The Last Unicorn |
| Notable awards | Hugo Award 2006 Nebula Award 2018 |
Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987. During the last twenty-five years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011. He was named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by SFWA in 2018.