Madeleine L'Engleauthor profile |
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| born | November 29, 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| died | September 06, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gender | female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | New York, NY, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| website | http://www.madeleinelengle.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| genre | Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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about this author
Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters. Her works reflect her strong interest in modern science: tesseracts, for example, are featured prominently in A Wrinkle in Time, mitochondrial DNA in A Wind in the Door, organ regeneration in The Arm of the Starfish, and so forth. |
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books by Madeleine L'Englecombine editionsavg rating: 4.09 | 44197 ratings | 85 distinct works
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quotes by Madeleine L'Engle
"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."
— Madeleine L'Engle
— Madeleine L'Engle
"A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe."
— Madeleine L'Engle
— Madeleine L'Engle
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