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Carl Hiaasen
American novelist
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Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 National Book Festival | |
Born | (1953-03-12) March 12, 1953 (age 71) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Author and journalist |
Alma mater | Emory University University of Florida |
Period | 1974–Present (Retired from The Miami Herald in 2021)[1] |
Genre | Crime fiction, thrillers, satirical fiction, children's fiction |
Subject | Environmentalism, political corruption, fraudsters, Florida |
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Spouse | Katie Fox (m. 2020) |
Relatives | Rob Hiaasen (brother) |
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Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has
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Biography
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in a bizarre place called Florida, where he still lives. His books have been described as savagely funny,riotous, and cathartic. Oddly, they are beloved even by readers who’ve never set foot in the Sunshine State.
A graduate of the University of Florida, at age 23 Hiaasen joined The Miami Herald as a city-desk reporter and went on to work for the newspaper’s weekly magazine and prize-winning investigations team.
From 1985 to 2021 he wrote an opinion column, which at one time or another thrashed just about every major politician in the state – and occasionally his own bosses. One of Hiaasen’s proudest moments came when a Miami City Commissioner who was enraged by the columns introduced a resolution officially denouncing him.
Hiaasen began writing novels in the early 1980s with his good friend and fellow journalist, the late William D. Montalbano. They collaborated on three mystery thrillers – POWDER BURN, TRAP LINE and A DEATH IN CHINA – which borrowed heavily from their reporting experiences.
TOURIST SEASON, published in 1986, was Hiaasen’s first solo novel. GQ called it “one of the 10 best destination reads of all time,” though it failed to frighten a single tourist away from Florida. His next effort, DOU