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The Agony and the Eggplant. Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature.
Walter Hogan
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Description for The Agony and the Eggplant. Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature.
Hardback. This is a study of the author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. It discusses nearly all of Pinkwater's books, and emphasises his young adult fiction. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
The Agony and the Eggplant is the first book-length study of author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. Pinkwater began writing and illustrating children's books in 1970 and has been a prolific author for three decades. He has written over 70 books altogether: more than fifty picture books, a dozen books for middle-grade or intermediate readers, half a dozen books for adolescents, an adult novel, and several books of nonfiction. Pinkwater is a humorist, and many of his stories involve science fiction or fantasy themes. He is often compared with Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut; his style is often ... Read more
The Agony and the Eggplant is the first book-length study of author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. Pinkwater began writing and illustrating children's books in 1970 and has been a prolific author for three decades. He has written over 70 books altogether: more than fifty picture books, a dozen books for middle-grade or intermediate readers, half a dozen books for adolescents, an adult novel, and several books of nonfiction. Pinkwater is a humorist, and many of his stories involve science fiction or fantasy themes. He is often compared with Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut; his style is often ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810839946
SKU
V9780810839946
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Ref
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About Walter Hogan
Walter Hogan is Associate Professor and Librarian at Eastern Michigan University.
Reviews for The Agony and the Eggplant. Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature.
Hogan does an admirable job of getting behind the humor, zany remarks, and fabrications of Pinkwater. He includes sufficient biographical information, but the most important part of the book is the evaluation/criticism of his subject's work...Hogan skillfully combines critical comments and allows the creativity and genius of his subject to shine forth...This well-researched and well-footnoted volume offers librarians new insight ... Read more