Agony and the Eggplant

<I>The Agony and the Eggplant</I> is the first book-length study of author illustrator and radio personality Daniel Pinkwater. Pinkwater began writing and illustrating children's books in 1970 and has been a prolific author for three decades. He has written over 70 books altogether: more than fifty picture books a dozen books for middle-grade or intermediate readers half a dozen books for adolescents an adult novel and several books of nonfiction.<BR /><BR />Pinkwater is a humorist and many of his stories involve science fiction or fantasy themes. He is often compared with Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut; his style is often likened to Monty Python and <I>Mad</I> magazine. Pinkwater's fiction has often been described as wacky and zany; <I>The Agony and the Eggplant</I> will go beyond those cliches to place Pinkwater as a classical satirist an American humorist and a master of children's literature. Sprinkled with quotes and observations from Pinkwater Hogan gives us a highly entertaining look at the man responsible for some of the most unique young adult fiction on the market.