William Kotzwinkle
American writer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Kotzwinkle (born November 22, 1938, or 1943 according to different sources[1]) is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977,[2] and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle is known for writing the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[3]
Born
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationsNovelist, screenwriter
Spouse
Elizabeth Gundy
(m. 1965)Websitewww.kotzwinkle.com
William Kotzwinkle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupations | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Gundy (m. 1965) |
| Website | www |
He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.[4]
List of works
Novels
- Hermes 3000 (1972)
- The Fan Man (1974)
- Night Book (1974)
- Swimmer in the Secret Sea (1975) (a short story published in mass-market paperback format, as a sort of chapbook)
- Doctor Rat (1976)
- Fata Morgana (1977)
- Herr Nightingale And the Satin Woman (1978) (graphic novel, illustrated Joe Servello)
- Jack in the Box (1980) (later re-titled as Book of Love at the release of the movie based on it)
- Christmas at Fontaine's (1982)
- Superman III (1983) (based on the screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman)
- Great World Circus (1983) (illustrated Joe Servello)
- Queen of Swords (1983)
- Seduction in Berlin (1985) (long story poem, illustrated Joe Servello)
- The Exile (1987)
- The Midnight Examiner (1989)
- The Game of Thirty (1994) (reissued 2007 as The Game of 30)
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain (1996)
- The Amphora Project (2005)
- Felonious Monk (2021)
- Bloody Martini (2023)[5]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial series
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (based on Melissa Mathison's screenplay)
- E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet (1985)
Collections
- Elephant Bangs Train (1971) (short stories)
- The Oldest Man: And Other Timeless Stories (1971) (juvenile)
- Trouble in Bugland: A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries (1983) (juvenile)
- Jewel of the Moon (1985) (short stories)
- Hearts of Wood: And Other Timeless Tales (1986) (juvenile)
- The Hot Jazz Trio (1989) (3 short stories, illustrated Joe Servello)
- Tales from the Empty Notebook (1995) (juvenile)
- Double Trouble in Bugland : A New Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries (2016) (juvenile)
Short stories
- "The Curio Shop" (1980)
- "Fragments of Papyrus from the Temple of the Older Gods" (1988)
- "Blues on the Nile: A Fragment of Papyrus" (1989)
- "Boxcar Blues" (1989)
- "Django Reinhardt Played the Blues" (1989)
- "Horse Badorties Goes Out" (1973)
- "The Magician"
Children's books
- The Firemen (1969)
- Elephant Boy: A Story of the Stone Age (1970)
- The Day the Gang Got Rich (1970)
- The Ship That Came Down The Gutter (1970)
- The Return of Crazy Horse (1971)
- The Supreme, Superb, Exalted and Delightful, One and Only Magic Building (1973)
- Up the Alley with Jack and Joe (1974)
- The Leopard's Tooth (1976)
- The Ants Who Took Away Time (1978)
- Dream of Dark Harbor: A Ghostly Sea Story (1979)
- The Nap Master (1979)
- E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook (1982)
- The World Is Big and I'm So Small (1986) ISBN 0-517-56310-X
- The Empty Notebook (1990)
- The Million-Dollar Bear (1995)
- Walter the Farting Dog series (with Glenn Murray and Elizabeth Gundy)[6] (illustrations by Audrey Colman)
- Walter the Farting Dog (2001) ISBN 1-58394-053-7 (published in Latin as Walter, Canis Inflatus (2004) ISBN 1-58394-110-X)
- Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale (2004) ISBN 0-525-47217-7 (also published as Walter the Farting Dog Farts Again)
- Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog (2005) ISBN 0-525-47218-5
- Walter the Farting Dog goes on a Cruise (2006) ISBN 0-525-47714-4
- Walter The Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach (June 21, 2007) ISBN 0-525-47812-4
Screenplays
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) (original story, for the film)
- Book of Love (1990) (adapted from his novel Jack in the Box, for the film)
