Madeleine L’Engle
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L'Engle publicity photo from Square Fish Books
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| Born | Madeleine L'Engle Camp November 29, 1918 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | September 6, 2007 (aged 88) Litchfield, Connecticut, USA |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ashley Hall |
| Alma mater | Smith College |
| Period | 1945–2007 |
| Genre | cover illustration by : Adam Passalacqua age 13 |
| Notable works | A Wrinkle in Time and sequels |
| Notable awards |
Newbery Medal 1963 Margaret Edwards Award 1998 |
| Spouse | Hugh Franklin (1946-1986, his death) |
| Website | |
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Essays, poetry, Christian fiction, science fiction
Madeleine L'Engle (/ˈmædəlɪn ˈlɛŋɡəl/; née Camp, November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007 ) was an American writer best known for young adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, National Book Award-winningA Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in science.
Madeleine L'Engle Camp was born in New York City on November 29, 1918, and named after her great-grandmother, Madeleine L'Engle, otherwise known as Mado. Her maternal grandfather was Florida banker Bion Barnett, co-founder of Barnett Bank in Jacksonville, Florida. Her mother, a pianist, was also named Madeleine. Her father, Charles Wadsworth Camp, was a writer, a critic, and a foreign correspondent who, according to his daughter, suffered lung damage from mustard gas during World War I (in a 2004 New Yorker profile of the writer, relatives of L'Engle disputed the mustard gas story, claiming instead that Camp's illness was caused by alcoholism.)
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