Frank E. Peretti

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Frank E. Peretti (born January 13, 1951 in Lethbridge , Alberta ) is an American writer .

Life

He was born the son of a pastor . His father led a congregation in the Assemblies of God Church (a Pentecostal church ). From the beginning, Frank had a pious upbringing. Even in his childhood he liked to tell stories he had invented himself. After graduating from school in 1968, he first joined a music group and took part in studio recordings. In the late 1970s he enrolled at a university for English, film and theater studies. Disappointed with his time in Hollywood , he returned to Washington in 1978 and supported his father with his work in the parish until 1983. He then worked in a ski factory and lived in a caravan (trailer). During this time he wrote his first novel This Present Darkness ( This Present Darkness ). The book initially had some teething problems in the USA, but after some well-known artists discovered the novel and thus made it public, a real "Peretti mania" began in the USA. Since the publication of his second book Piercing the Darkness ( light in the darkness ), he has become quite facing the writing and lives with his wife Barb withdrawn in the Pacific Northwest.

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Peretti mainly writes thrillers with a strong Christian feel, some with a fantasy element. His eclipse novels and his youth book series, the Cooper series, are best known .

Novels

  • This Present Darkness (This Present Darkness)
  • Light in the Darkness (Piercing the Darkness)
  • The Prophet (Prophet)
  • The mysterious oath (The Oath)
  • The Messenger of Light (The Visitation) - was made into a film in 2006
  • monster
  • The house (House) - was filmed in 2008

Youth books

Cooper Adventure Series

The Cooper series includes adventure stories for teenagers in the style of Indiana Jones films with a Christian reference.

  • The door in the dragon's maw
  • The graves of Anak
  • Escape from the island of Aquarius
  • The trap on the ocean floor
  • The mysterious stone
  • The Killing Curse of Toco-Rey

Others

  • Cry of my soul (biographical)

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personal data
SURNAME Peretti, Frank E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Lethbridge , Alberta