William Kotzwinkle

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William Kotzwinkle (born November 22, 1943 in Scranton , Pennsylvania ) is an American writer.

Life

Kotzwinkle attended Rider College in New Jersey and Pennsylvania State University . After various jobs, he began writing in 1968 and has since received several literary awards. In 1970 he married the writer Elizabeth Gundy and moved with her to New Brunswick , Canada . They have lived on the Maine coast since 1983 .

Kotzwinkle is the author of fantastically bizarre stories. He received the World Fantasy Award in 1977 for the Roman Doctor Rat (German: Dr. Ratte ), which tells of the revolt of the animals that have become intelligent against humans from the perspective of an aging laboratory rat .

Kotzwinkle became known to a wider audience as the author of the novel adaptation of the movie ET - The Extra Terrestrial (based on the screenplay by Melissa Mathison ), which had a circulation of over 3 million. Based on a story by Steven Spielberg , Kotzwinkle wrote a sequel, ET: The Book of the Green Planet , which takes place on the home planet of the alien main character. He also wrote a novel version of Superman III and the script for the horror film Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1988). Kotzwinkle is also the author of numerous children's books, including his first book, The Fireman (1969).

Most of Kotzwinkel's novels have been translated into German. His comic novel Fan Man reached a circulation of 100,000 copies in paperback.

Awards

bibliography

Novels
  • Hermes 3000 (1972)
  • The Fan Man (1974)
  • Night Book (1974)
  • Swimmer in the Secret Sea (1975)
  • Doctor Rat (1976)
  • Fata Morgana (1977)
  • Mr. Nightingale and the Satin Woman (1978)
  • Jack in the Box (1980, also as Book of Love , 1990)
    • German: Jack in the box. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Knaur TB # 1198, 1985, ISBN 3-426-01198-0 .
  • Christmas at Fontaine's (1982)
  • ET the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth (1982, novel version)
    • English: ET the extraterrestrial and his adventures on earth. After d. Screenplay written by Melissa Mathison. Translated by Uta McKechneay. Heyne # 6065, 1982, ISBN 3-453-01722-6 . Also: Zsolnay, 1982, ISBN 3-552-03513-3 . Also: Rororo # 20797 / rororo Rotfuchs, 1997, ISBN 3-499-20797-4 .
  • ET The Extra-Terrestrial: Storybook, (1982, children's book)
    • English: ET the extraterrestrial: A picture book for the film by Steven Spielberg. Translated by Hans Erik Hausner. Ueberreuter, 1982, ISBN 3-8000-1222-7 .
  • Great World Circus (1983)
  • Superman III (1983)
    • English: Superman 3. Based on a script by David Newman and Leslie Newman. Translated by Uta McKechneay. Heyne # 6334, 1984, ISBN 3-453-01879-6 .
  • Queen of Swords (1984)
    • English: Queen of Swords. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Droemer Knaur, 1985, ISBN 3-426-19163-6 .
  • ET: The Book of the Green Planet (1985)
    • English: ET, the book of the green planet. Translated by Hartmut Zahn. Heyne # 6516, 1985, ISBN 3-453-02096-0 .
  • Seduction in Berlin (1985, epic poem, illustrated by Joe Servello)
  • The Exile (1987)
  • The Midnight Examiner (1989)
    • German: Midnight Post. Translated by Walter Hartmann. Rororo # 12802, 1990, ISBN 3-499-12802-0 .
  • The Game of Thirty (1994)
    • German: Das Pharaonenspiel. Translated by Hans Pfitzinger. Rororo # 13678, 1996, ISBN 3-499-13678-3 .
  • The Bear Went Over the Mountain (1996)
  • The Amphora Project (2005)
    • German: The Amphora Project. Translated by Hans Pfitzinger. Heyne, 2007, ISBN 3-453-52219-2 .
Collections
  • Elephant Bangs Train (1971)
    • English: Elephant rams railroad. Translated by Nikolaus Hansen. rororo # 5160, 1983, ISBN 3-499-15160-X .
  • Trouble in Bugland (1983)
  • Jewel of the Moon (1985)
    • German: Mondjuwel. Translated by Nikolaus Hansen. Rororo # 12166, 1988, ISBN 3-499-12166-2 .
  • Hearts of Wood and Other Timeless Tales (1986)
  • The Hot Jazz Trio (1989)
    • German: Hot Jazz Trio. Illustrated by Joe Servello. Translated by Bruni Röhm and Gerd Burger. Rororo # 12858, 1992, ISBN 3-499-12858-6 .
  • Tales from the Empty Notebook (1996)

German compilation:

  • The William Kotzwinkle omnibus. Rogner and Bernhard at Zweiausendeins, 1993, ISBN 3-8077-0292-X .
  • Letter to a swan. Translated by Nikolaus Hansen. Rororo # 22025, 1996, ISBN 3-499-22025-3 .
Short stories
  • A Most Incredible Meal (1971)
  • Elephant Bangs Train (1971)
  • Elephant's Graveyard (1971)
  • Follow the Eagle (1971)
  • Marie (1971)
  • Nippy (1971)
  • Soldier in the Blanket (1971)
  • Stroke of Good Luck: A True Nurse Romance (1971)
  • The Bird Watcher (1971)
  • The Doorman (1971)
  • The Great Liar (1971)
  • The Jewel of Amitaba (1971)
  • The Magician (1971)
  • The Trap (1971)
  • Tiger Bridge (1971)
  • Turning Point (1971)
  • Fana (1972)
  • Mr. Jones's Convention (1974)
  • Swimmer in the Secret Sea (1975)
  • Victory at North Antor (1975)
  • The Philosophy of Sebastian Trump, or, The Art of Outrage (1975, with Robert Shiarella)
  • The Ants Who Took Away Time (1978)
  • Dream of Dark Harbor (1979)
  • The Curio Shop (1980)
  • The Case of the Caterpillar's Head (1983)
  • The Case of the Emperor's Crown (1983)
  • The Case of the Frightened Scholar (1983)
  • The Case of the Headless Monster (1983)
  • The Case of the Missing Butterfly (1983)
  • Disturbance Reported on a Pipeline (1985)
  • Fading Tattoo (1985)
  • Jewel of the Moon (1985)
  • Letter to a Swan (1985)
  • Postcard Found in a Trunk (1985)
  • Star Cruisers, Welcome (1985)
  • Sun, Moon, and Storm (1985)
  • Tell Her You Love Her with a Ring from DAVE'S HOUSE OF DIAMONDS (1985)
  • That Winter When Prince Borisov Was Everybody's Favorite (1985)
  • The Day Stokowski Saved the World (1985)
  • A Man Who Knew His Birds (1985)
  • ET: The Storybook of the Green Planet (1985)
  • Hearts of Wood (1986)
  • The Dream of Chuang (1986)
  • The Enchanted Horses (1986)
  • The Fairy King (1986)
  • The Oldest Man (1986)
  • The Man Who Wasn't There (1986)
  • Fragments of Papyrus from the Temple of the Older Gods (1988)
  • Blues on the Nile: A Fragment of Papyrus (1989)
  • Boxcar Blues (1989)
  • Django Reinhardt Played the Blues (1989)
  • Diligence (1996)
  • Penman's Paradise (1996)
  • The Tiger's Tail (1996)
  • Whispering Blades (1996)
  • Fausto Garcia Jumps Tonight (1997)
Children's books
  • The Fireman (1969)
  • The Ship That Came Down the Gutter (1970)
  • Elephant Boy: A Story of the Stone Age (1970)
  • The Day the Gang Got Rich (1970)
  • The Oldest Man and Other Timeless Stories (1971)
  • Return of Crazy Horse (1971)
  • The Supreme, Superb, Exalted, and Delightful, One and Only Magic Building (1973)
  • Up the Alley with Jack and Joe (1974)
  • The Leopard's Tooth (1976)
  • The Ant Who Took Away Time (1978)
  • Dream of Dark Harbor (1979)
  • The Nap Master (1979)
  • The Extra Terrestrial Storybook (1982)
  • Great World Circus (1983)
  • Trouble in Bugland: A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries (1983)
  • The World Is Big and I'm So Small (1986)
  • The Empty Notebook (1990)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From Any Angle, Et's Biographer William Kotzwinkle Is Not An Alien to Success , article by Brenda Eady, May 27, 1985, People , accessed April 7, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Kotzwinkle, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Scranton , Pennsylvania