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Paul Zindel Jr. (May 15, 1936 – March 27, 2003) was an American playwright, young adult novelist, and educator. Early life. Zindel was born in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, to Paul Zindel Sr., a policeman, and Betty Zindel, a nurse; his sister, Betty (Zindel) Hagen, was a year and a half older than him.
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May 11, 2024 · Paul Zindel was an American playwright and novelist whose largely autobiographical work features poignant, alienated characters who deal with life’s difficulties in pragmatic and straightforward ways. Zindel developed an interest in science at a young age, and from his early years he wrote plays.
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From Pulitzer prize-winning playwright to young adult fiction writer, American author Paul Zindel turned his real-life turbulent (marked by disturbance and unrest) teens into fictional stories to show teenagers that their lives and feelings do matter.
Mar 27, 2003 · 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.
The Pigman is a young adult novel written by Paul Zindel, published in 1968. [1] [2] It is notable for its authentic depiction of teenagers, and was among the first YA books to take the genre in a more realistic direction.
Paul Zindel has 102 books on Goodreads with 82943 ratings. Paul Zindel’s most popular book is The Pigman (The Pigman, #1).
