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John Swartzwelder

Born

in The United States

November 16, 1950

Website

http://johnswartzwelder.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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American absurd satirical novelist and former writer of the animated comedy show "The Simpsons"

Swartzwelder won an Emmy Award as a writer of 59 episodes of the Simpsons.

In 2004 he released his first satirical science-fiction novel about a private investigator called Frank Burly.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 3,969 ratings · 323 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Time Machine Did It 3.85 avg rating — 1,650 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	How I Conquered Your Planet 4.05 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Exploding Detective 4.13 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Double Wonderful 3.73 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dead Men Scare Me Stupid 4.17 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Earth Vs. Everybody 3.95 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Last Detective Alive 4.26 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Fifty Foot Detective 4.24 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Million Dollar Policeman 4.25 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Detective Made Easy 4.29 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Frank Burly (10 books)
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Quotes by John Swartzwelder

“I try to maintain a positive attitude at all times, because clients notice little things like that, and if you're frowning and crying all the time and saying "why? why?", they get worried.”
― John Swartzwelder, The Time Machine Did It

tags: attitude, burly, crying, frowning, positive, why

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“As my exciting story began I was being punched in the stomach.”
― John Swartzwelder

tags: absurd

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“I'm 190 pounds of rock hard muscle, underneath 40 pounds of sturdy protective fat.”
― John Swartzwelder, The Time Machine Did It

tags: burly, fat, muscle, weight

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