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Madeleine L'Engle
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Key facts
- Born
- Madeleine L'Engle Camp , ( 1918-11-29 ) November 29, 1918, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- September 6, 2007 (2007-09-06) (aged 88), Litchfield, Connecticut , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Alma mater
- Smith College
- Period
- 1945–2007
- Genre
- Children's literature Essays Poetry Christian fiction Nonfiction Science fiction
- Notable works
- A Wrinkle in Time and sequels
- Notable awards
- Newbery Medal (1963) Margaret Edwards Award (1998)
- Spouse
- Hugh Franklin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; died 1986 )
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Official website
Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time - The Official Website
Learn more about beloved author Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time and many other wonderful books for young people and adults alike.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Madeleine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Litchfield
- Spouse
- Hugh Franklin
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Smith College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Award
- National Book Award
- Notable work
- A Wrinkle in Time
- Field of work
- essay
- Official website
- www.madeleinelengle.com
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- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1918-11-29
- date of death
- 2007-09-08
- archives at
- Sophia Smith Collection
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- name in native language
- Madeleine L'Engle
- Commons category
- Madeleine L'Engle
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Encyclopedic overview
Madeleine L'Engle (/ˈlɛŋɡəl/; November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. L'Engle received the Newbery Medal for her 1962 children's book, A Wrinkle in Time. She also received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1998.
Early life and education
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