The best-known American writer is explained on Facts about Madeleine L’Engle. She was born on 29 November 1918 and died on 6 September 2007. The famous works of L’Engle are A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door where she received Newberry Medal. A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time made her earn National Book Award. After you read the books of L’Engle, you know that she was interested with science and embraced Christian faith. Let us check other interesting facts about L’Engle below:
Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 1: the birthplace
The birthplace of L’Engle was located in New York City. Her name was taken from her great-grandmother.
Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 2: the family background
Charles Wadsworth Camp was her father who worked as a foreign correspondent and critic. Madeleine was the name of her mother. She was a pianist. Bion Barnett was the maternal grandfather of L’Engle who worked as a banker in Florida. He also co-founded Barnett Bank.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 3: the first story
The first story of L’Engle was made when she was five. When she reached 8 years old, she decided to keep the story in her journal.
Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 4: the early school years
L’Engle was often branded by her teachers as a stupid, clumsy and shy child. Even though she developed high interest of writing, it did not make her achieved great academic success. To cope with her school problems, she turned herself into writings and reading books.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 5: the college years
In 1937 until 1941, L’Engle was enrolled to Smith College. She settled in New York City after graduating from the college with cum laude.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 6: Hugh Franklin
Hugh Franklin was an actor whom she met in 1942 when Madeleine took part in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 7: marriage
On 26th January 1946, L’Engle and Franklin got married. The Small Rain was the first novel of L’Engle published before the marriage. In 1947, the couple had Josephine, their first daughter.
Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 8: a small general store
Madeleine still writes young adult fiction, while her husband, Franklin focuses on the small general store that the couple had bought to replace the lost acting earning of Franklin.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 9: books for children and adults
L’Engle had written a number of books for adults and kids in 1960s until 1980s.
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Facts about Madeleine L’Engle 10: other books
A memoir of her marriage inspired her to create Two-Part Invention (1988). The book, which talked about her experience of caring her aged mother, is The Summer of the Great-grandmother (1974).
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