Madeleine L'Engle

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Madeleine L'Engle


Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
November 29, 1918

Died
September 06, 2007

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Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science. ...more

Average rating: 3.99 · 1,738,870 ratings · 65,670 reviews · 180 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Qui...

3.98 avg rating — 1,201,148 ratings — published 1962 — 379 editions
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A Wind in the Door (Time Qu...

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3.99 avg rating — 127,274 ratings — published 1973 — 56 editions
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (T...

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4.08 avg rating — 108,314 ratings — published 1978 — 120 editions
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Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4)

3.96 avg rating — 47,747 ratings — published 1986 — 83 editions
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An Acceptable Time (Time Qu...

3.79 avg rating — 22,411 ratings — published 1989 — 53 editions
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A Ring of Endless Light (Au...

4.17 avg rating — 19,375 ratings — published 1980 — 38 editions
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The Time Quartet Box Set (T...

4.35 avg rating — 11,214 ratings — published 1989 — 17 editions
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Meet the Austins (Austin Fa...

3.87 avg rating — 10,193 ratings — published 1960 — 33 editions
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Walking on Water: Reflectio...

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4.24 avg rating — 9,179 ratings — published 1980 — 26 editions
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The Arm of the Starfish (O'...

3.86 avg rating — 10,080 ratings — published 1965 — 33 editions
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A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time
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A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus
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Meet the Austins The Moon by Night The Young Unicorns A Ring of Endless Light Troubling a Star
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The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus An Acceptable Time
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A Circle of Quiet The Summer of the Great-Gra... The Irrational Season Two-Part Invention: The Sto...
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Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle  (?)
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“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

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
Madeleine L'Engle

“A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.”
Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet

Polls

November 2016 New School Classic Poll

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, 343 pages, 1965
 
  38 votes, 14.4%

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, 352 pages, 1951
 
  35 votes, 13.3%

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 211 pages, 1962
 
  29 votes, 11.0%

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, 192 pages, 1967
 
  28 votes, 10.6%

 
  28 votes, 10.6%

 
  23 votes, 8.7%

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, 706 pgs, 1924
 
  19 votes, 7.2%

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, 432 pgs, 1996
 
  18 votes, 6.8%

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys , 171 pages, 1966
 
  18 votes, 6.8%

Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry, 397 pgs, 1947
 
  15 votes, 5.7%

 
  13 votes, 4.9%

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