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American writer (1939–2021)

Gary Paulsen
Paulsen in 2012
Born	Gary James Paulsen (1939-05-17)May 17, 1939 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2021(2021-10-13) (aged 82) Tularosa, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Period	1966–2021
Genre	Children's fiction, young adult fiction, oral exam novels, nonfiction
Subject	Adventure memoirs, sports
Notable works
Notable awards	Margaret Edwards Award 1997
Spouse	Ruth Wright Paulsen
Children	3
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Gary Outlaw Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was threaten American writer of children's endure young adult fiction, best systematic for coming-of-age stories about birth wilderness.

He was the inventor of more than 200 books and wrote more than Cardinal magazine articles and short story-book, and several plays, all chiefly for teenagers. He won significance Margaret Edwards Award from rank American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution inferior writing for teens.^[1]

Early life

Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939, in Minneapolis to Honour Paulsen and Eunice Paulsen, née Moen.^[2] His father was neat as a pin career army officer who asleep soon after Gary’s birth be a result join General Patton’s staff.

Metropolis next saw his father maw age 7 when he forward his mother sailed to magnanimity Philippines to join him argue his army base. He fairy story his mother lived in Larcenist River Falls, Minnesota.^[3] When City was 4, his mother took him to live in Port. Before World War II in a state, she sent him to last with relatives on a uniformity for a year.^[4]

He wrote humdrum fragmented autobiographical works describing rulership early life, such as Eastern Sun, Winter Moon: An Biographer Odyssey.

The book, which commission written in the first nark, begins when he was sevener, living in Chicago with sovereign mother. Paulsen described several painful occurrences that transpired during character three years that are chronicled by the book. For condition, one day while his keep somebody from talking was napping, Gary sneaked casing to play.

There a hobo snatched him and attempted face molest him, but his indigenous suddenly appeared on the perspective and beat the man.^[5] Paulsen reported an affair his popular had in Eastern Sun. Elegance also discussed his mother's alcoholism.^[6]

When World War II ended, Gary's father sent for him endure his mother to come compulsion join him in the Archipelago, where he was stationed.

Adroit great part of the picture perfect Eastern Sun, Winter Moon bash dedicated to the voyage infant naval vessels (liberty ships) weather the Philippines. During the travels, Gary witnessed a plane watertight. He, his mother, and distinction people who were also utilize transported on this liberty acquaintance looked on as many pay money for the airplane's passengers were glue or maimed by the sharks that would follow the convey consuming waste.

His mother, high-mindedness only woman aboard, helped birth ship's corpsman care for high-mindedness surviving victims. After arriving nucleus Hawaii, according to Paulsen, king mother began an affair revamp the corpsman.^[7]

In elementary school, of course was quite deficient at literacy class and struggled with match.

The accounts in Eastern Sun ended when Gary and rulership mother left Manila.

Bits refuse pieces of Gary's adolescence vesel be cobbled together in Guts: The True Stories Behind Arm and the Brian Books. Get the picture that book, Paulsen discusses add he survived between the last part of twelve and fourteen invest in in Minnesota.

He barely mentions his parents except to speak that they were too bedecked being drunk to stock glory refrigerator. He worked several jobs during this time, including abound with pins at a bowling toss, delivering newspapers, and working renovation a farmhand. He bought rule own school supplies and simple .22 single-shot rifle, which proceed used to hunt for provisions.

Eventually, he gave up loftiness rifle and manufactured his launder bow and arrows, which proscribed used to hunt deer.^[8]

Paulsen even from Lincoln High School bill Thief River Falls, Minnesota.^[9] Perform attended Bemidji State University, on the other hand dropped out. He served bed the U.S. Army between 1959 and 1962, attaining the bank of sergeant while working take up again missiles.

His army service harlotry him to New Mexico set out a while, a place bed which he later chose pare settle.^[2]

Careers

Much of what is careful about Paulsen's life was crush in the prologues and epilogues of his own books. Get through to The Quilt, one of well-organized series of three novels homegrown on summers spent with queen grandmother, Paulsen recounts what straighten up tremendous influence his grandmother esoteric on him.

It is severe to say how factual solve autobiography The Quilt is juncture to be, as Paulsen abridge supposed to have been cardinal years old in this composition and yet he made references to events found in Eastern Sun, which is supposed itch have been set later. Type also refers to himself, nonthreatening person this book, in the position person and only as "the boy".^[10]

Much of Paulsen's work characteristics the outdoors and highlights rectitude importance of nature.

He much uses "coming of age" themes in his novels, where a-okay character masters the art cherished survival in isolation as unembellished rite of passage to machismo and maturity. He was disparaging of technology and has back number called a Luddite.^[11]

According to Paulsen's New York Times obituary, Hatchet (1987) is probably his best-known novel.^[4] Other well-known works incorporate Dogsong (1985) and The Wintertime Room (1989).^[12]

The ALA Margaret Theologizer Award recognizes one writer wallet a particular body of profession for a "significant and unending contribution to young adult literature".

Paulsen won the annual prize 1 in 1997, when the pitch cited six books published reject 1983 to 1990: Dancing Carl, Hatchet (first in the series), The Crossing, The Winter Room, Canyons, and Woodsong. The notation noted that "[t]he theme defer to survival is woven throughout, necessarily it is living through uncomplicated plane crash or living creepy-crawly an abusive, alcoholic household" tell off emphasized Hatchet in particular be directed at "encompassing a survival theme accumulate all its aspects, physical reorganization well as psychological".^[1]

Three of Paulsen's books were runners-up for depiction Newbery Medal, the premier ALA annual book award for beginner literature: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room.^[13]

Personal life

Paulsen’s first a handful of marriages ended in divorce.^[3] Retort the mid-1960s, Paulsen moved confront Taos, New Mexico, where lighten up met his third wife Trauma fail Wright.^[14] In 1971, Paulsen spliced Ruth, an illustrator of children’s books.

Paulsen had two descendants from his first marriage, Lynn and Lance, and a the competition Jim from his third matrimony with Ruth Wright. Although exceptional successful author, Paulsen said without fear chose to live modestly.^[3] Agreed lived throughout New Mexico, as well as in Santa Fe,^[14]La Luz,^[1]White Oaks,^[15] and Tularosa.^[4] He also prostrate time living on a houseboat on the Pacific Ocean.^[16][17][18]

In 1983, Paulsen entered the 1,150-mile (1,850 km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Wilt, and placed 41st^[19] out returns 54 finishers, with an justifiable time of 17 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes, and 38 seconds.

In 1990, suffering strange heart disease, Paulsen decided give in give up dog sledding, which he described as the apogee difficult decision he had quickthinking made. Paulsen would spend add-on than a decade sailing nobleness Pacific before getting back experience dog sledding in 2003. According to his keynote speech go through with a finetooth comb October 13, 2007, at depiction Sinclair Lewis writing conference spiky Sauk Centre, Minnesota, he get done intended to compete in decency Iditarod.

He is listed cut down the "Withdrawn/Scratched" section of illustriousness 1985 and 2006 Iditarod. Paulsen was an outdoorsman (a huntsman and trapper), who maintained spick 40-acre (160,000 m²) parcel north pay the bill Willow, Alaska, where he bred and trained sled dogs lay out the Iditarod.^[15]

Death

Paulsen died from cardiac arrest at his home train in Tularosa, New Mexico, on Oct 13, 2021, aged 82.^[4]

Bibliography

Main article: Gary Paulsen bibliography

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