The agony and the eggplant : Daniel Pinkwater's heroic struggles in the name of YA literature / Walter Hogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogan, Walter, 1949-

Series:

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 5.

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941---Criticism and interpretation.

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus.

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-.

Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.

Young adult fiction, American.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xii, 159 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

agony & the eggplant

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.

Summary:

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 likened to Monty Python and Mad magazine. Pinkwater's fiction has often been described as "wacky" and "zany;" The Agony and the Eggplant will go beyond those cliches to place Pinkwater as a classical satirist, an American humorist, and a master of children's literature. Sprinkled with quotes and observations from Pinkwater, Hogan gives us a highly entertaining look at the man responsible for some of the most unique young adult fiction on the market.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-154) and index.

ISBN:

0810839946

OCLC:

45413665