![]() He had always loved to write, but it was only then that he realized that he had a talent for it. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned for lying. The teacher refused to believe that a boy his age could write as well as he did. After being assigned to write an essay about the unusual characteristics of animals, Jacques wrote about a bird that cleaned the teeth of a crocodile, having been inspired by a Ripley's Believe it or Not newspaper column. While enrolled there, an experience at age 10 marked his potential as a writer. ![]() It was at this school where he served as an altar boy. ![]() Johns Elementary School, an inner city Catholic school that had its playground on the roof. Jacques' ancestry is French on the paternal side, and Irish on the maternal side Jacques' grandmother came to Liverpool from Cork Country, Ireland, in 1895.Īs a youth, the English author from Kirkdale, Liverpool, attended St. ![]() He has also written two collections of short stories, The Ribbajack and Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales. The son of Ellen and James Jacques, Brian Jacques is the author and writer of the Redwall saga of 22 fantasy books, as well as the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman trilogy. English James Brian Jacques ( pronounced "jakes") (JFebruary 5, 2011) was a Liverpool author, actor, comic, playwright, poet, entertainer, and musician. ![]()
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