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Madeleine L'Engle Biography

Writer

Madeleine L'Engle won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 1963 for her novel A Wrinkle in Time, a story of trans-dimensional derring-do. She wrote several other novels for children, many of which involved the same cast of characters in science-based, philosophical adventures.

Four Good Links

The Madeleine L'Engle WWW Resource

Complete with articles and book reviews

Faith During Adversity

Terrific interview with the author

The Official Madeleine L'Engle Site

Her official site has the latest news and info on her works

An Epic in Time

An interview from 2000

Vital Stats

Birth

29 November 1918

Birthplace

New York, New York

Death

6 September 2007
(age 88)

Best Known As

The author of A Wrinkle in Time