Rodman Philbrick

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Rodman Philbrick (* 1951 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American author who writes both youth and adult novels.

Life

Rodman Philbrick, born in 1951, grew up as the eldest of four brothers in Rye Beach , where he also went to school. 1969 followed the high school Accounts at the Portsmouth High School . Among other things, he worked as a carpenter, boat builder and dock worker. On the side he wrote about ten novels, but couldn't find a publisher interested in publication. "St. Martins Press ” finally signed a contract with him for his first book in 1978. In 1980 he married the author Lynn Harnett.

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Several of Philbrick's novels are set in seaside areas, such as Slow Dancer , Brothers & Sinners and Freak , to which he later wrote a sequel, Max the Mighty . He and his wife have been working on a number of series of books for young readers, while continuing to write thrillers for adults.

Rodman Philbrick is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Writers Guild of America and the owner of the Portsmouth Athenaeum.

bibliography

Published translated into German :

  • Freak . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 1998. ISBN 3-473-35184-9 . (Original title: Freak the Mighty , filmed as The Mighty )
  • Who tamed the horses . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2001. ISBN 3-473-58157-7 . (Original title: The Fire Pony )
  • The legend of the end of the world . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2001. ISBN 3-473-34393-5 . (Original title: Rem World )
  • The way to Eden . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2002. ISBN 3-473-35235-7 (original title: The Last Book in the Universe )
  • In the heart of the storm . Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2006. ISBN 3-473-35263-2 . (Original title: The Young Man and the Sea )

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SURNAME Philbrick, Rodman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philbrick, William Rodman (full name); Philbrick, WR; Dantz, William R. (pen name); Jordan, Chris (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts