Jean M. Auel

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Jean M. Auel

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February 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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Jean M. Auel, née Jean Marie Untinen is an American writer. She is best known for her Earth's Children books, a series of historical fiction novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. Her books have sold 34 million copies world-wide in many translations.

Author Jean Marie Auel (surname pronounced like "owl") is the second of five children of Neil Solomon Untinen, a housepainter, and Martha Wirtanen. She and her husband, Ray Bernard Auel, have five children and live in Portland, Oregon.

Auel has been a member of Mensa since 1964. She attended Portland State University and the University of Portland. While studying, she worked as a clerk (1965-1966), a circuit board designer (1966-1973),...more


Average rating: 3.81 · 143,702 ratings · 6,824 reviews · 26 distinct works
The Clan of the Cave Bear (...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 61,256 ratings — published 1980 — 97 editions
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The Valley of Horses (Earth...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 22,521 ratings — published 1982 — 12 editions
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The Mammoth Hunters (Earth'...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 19,712 ratings — published 1985 — 75 editions
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The Plains of Passage (Eart...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 16,536 ratings — published 1990 — 72 editions
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The Shelters of Stone (Eart...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 12,972 ratings — published 2002 — 50 editions
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The Land of Painted Caves (...
2.85 of 5 stars 2.85 avg rating — 5,769 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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The Clan of the Cave Bear, ...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,953 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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The Clan of the Cave Bear &...
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 1,391 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions
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Clan of the Cave Bear, The ...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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More books by Jean M. Auel…
The Clan of the Cave Bear The Valley of Horses The Mammoth Hunters The Plains of Passage The Shelters of Stone The Land of Painted Caves
Earth's Children (6 books)
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April 2011, Jean M. Auel
"Prehistoric fiction fans have waited three decades for The Land of Painted Caves, the conclusion to the epic Earth Children series set 25,000 years ago." ...More

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“They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs.”
Jean M. Auel, The Mammoth Hunters

“Life is neither static nor unchanging. With no individuality, there can be no change, no adaptation and, in an inherently changing world, any species unable to adapt is also doomed.”
Jean M. Auel

“You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.”
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