Madeleine L'Engle author biography, plus links to books by Madeleine L'Engle.

Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) was the author of many books for children and adults. She was perhaps best known for the Time Quintet, especially A Wrinkle in Time, which won a Newbery Medal, and her books featuring the Austin family, including the Newbery Honor Book A Ring of Endless Light.

Written in 1942, L'Engle fictionalizes some of her own experiences with summer theater in the 1940s, as described in a foreword written by L'Engle's granddaughter who read the unpublished script as a child in 1978.

This biography was last updated on 04/29/2008.

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