Paul Zindel

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born

in New York, The United States

May 15, 1936

died

March 27, 2003

gender

male

website

http://www.paulzindel.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult

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Paul Zindel was an American author, playwright and educator.

In 1964, he wrote The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, his first and most successful play. The play ran off-Broadway in 1970, and on Broadway in 1971. It won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was also made into a 1972 movie by 20th Century Fox. Charlotte Zolotow, then a vice-president at Harper & Row (now Harper-Collins) contacted him to writing for her book label. Zindel wrote 39 books, all of them aimed at children or young adults. Many of these were set in his home town of Staten Island, New York. They tended to be semi-autobiographical, focusing on teenage misfits with abusive or neglectful parents. Despite the often dark subject matter of his books, w...more

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Paul Zindel's Books

Average rating: 3.59 · 21,819 ratings · 1,269 reviews · 60 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Pigman 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 12,541 ratings — published 1968 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,050 ratings — published 1965 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Darling, My Hamburger 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,460 ratings — published 1969 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pigman's Legacy 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 1984 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pardon Me, You're Stepping On My Eyeball 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 1976 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pigman and Me 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 1992 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loch 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 1994 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Never Loved Your Mind 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 1970 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Teenage Baboon 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1978 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Undertaker's Gone Bananas 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Paul Zindel

The Pigman (3 books)
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Quotes by Paul Zindel

“Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less.”
― Paul Zindel, The Pigman

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“In fact, the thing Lorraine and I liked best about the Pigman was that he didn't go around saying we were cards or jazzy or cool or hip. He said we were delightful . . .”
― Paul Zindel

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“She thinks she knows everything that goes on inside me, and she doesn’t know a thing. What did she want from me – to tell the truth all the time? To run around saying it did matter to me that I live in a world where you can grow old and be alone and have to get down on your hands and knees and beg for friends? A place where people just sort of forget about you because you get a little old and your mind’s a bit senile or silly? Did she think that didn’t bother me underneath?”
― Paul Zindel, The Pigman

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