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  • Author: Daniel M. Pinkwater Author Record # 2403
  • Legal Name: Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
  • Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Birthdate: 15 November 1941
  • Language: English
  • Webpages:IMDB, Library of Congress, pinkwater.com, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
  • Used These Alternate Names:D. Manus Pinkwater, Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Daniel Pinkwater, Manus Pinkwater
  • Note: Married to Jill Pinkwater

  • Author Tags:juvenile fantasy (12), young-adult fantasy (5), werewolf (5), HumbleBundle (2), young-adult humorous fantasy (2), young-adult ghost story (2), planes of existence (1), fantasy (1), Talking animal (1), time travel (1), cats (1), adventure (1), juvenile sf (1), Shamans (1), young-adult sf (1), ofearna-2024 (1), transdimensional (1), Martians (1)

Daniel Pinkwater

American author of books for young people (born 1941)

Daniel Pinkwater

Pinkwater in 2011

BornManus Pinkwater
(1941-11-15) November 15, 1941 (age 83)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Pen nameDaniel Pinkwater, Daniel M. Pinkwater, Daniel Manus Pinkwater, D. Manus Pinkwater
OccupationAuthor, illustrator
Alma materBard College
GenreChildren's literature, young adult fiction
Notable works
SpouseJill Pinkwater (1969-2022; her death)
pinkwater.com

Daniel Manus Pinkwater (born November 15, 1941) is an American author of children's books and young adult fiction. His books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. He has also written an adult novel, The Afterlife Diet (1995), and essay collections derived from his talks on National Public Radio.

Many elements of his fiction are based on real events and people he encountered in his youth.

Early life, family and education

Born Manus Pinkwater in Memp

Daniel Pinkwater


Born

in Memphis, Tennessee, The United States

November 15, 1941


Website

http://www.pinkwater.com/


Genre

Children's Books


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Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater....more



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