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Carl Hiaasen Quotes
To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels.
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| Birth: | 12th March, 1953 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist, Novelist |
About
Carl Hiaasen was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is an American journalist, columnist, and novelist. He graduated in 1974 with a degree in journalism. He was a reporter for Cocoa Today for two years, beginning in 1974. After becoming an investigative reporter, Hiaasen began to write novels. His first three were co-written by fellow journalist Montalbano: Powder Burn, Trap Line, and A Death in China. His subsequent children's novel were Flush; Scat; and, most recently, Chomp.
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