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- Birth nameRussell Conwell Hoban
- Russell Hoban's parents were immigrants from Ukraine. His father was the advertising manager of a newspaper, as well as the director of a Philadelphia drama guild. Russell served in the US infantry during World War II. After the war, he taught art in New York and Connecticut. He began publishing children's books in 1958 and produced more than 50 of them, including seven books that chronicled a badger named Frances. He was also praised for his adult fiction. In 1969, Russell moved to London where he spent the rest of his life. He died in 2011 of congestive heart failure in London, England, UK
- IMDb mini biography by: Andrew Cox, Cardiff, Wales
- SpousesGundula Ahl(1975 - December 13, 2011) (his death, 3 children)Lillian Hoban(January 31, 1944 - 1975) (divorced, 4 children)
- Four children from his first marriage - Phoebe, Abrom, Esme, Julia
- Named after Russell Conwell, a self-improvement lecturer.
- Graduated from Lansdale High School at the age of 16, enrolled at Temple University, then dropped out after five weeks.
- Hugely respected in the science fiction field for 'Riddley Walker' (1980), a post-holocaust novel, and many other works.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 138, pages 215-222. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- What do you do when you're wound up?' she asked. 'Do you play that drum?'. 'No,' said the child. 'We used to dance.' 'But now we walk,' said the father. 'And behind us an enemy walks faster.' 'That's life,' said Euterpe.
- After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?
- Have you paused to consider that there is no way out? Each way out of one situation necessarily being the way into another situation.
- The things that matter don't necessarily make sense.
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