Robert Cormier

Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 - November 2, 2000) was an American author. He lived in Leominster in Massachusetts, USA.

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January 17 - 1925 - November 2 - 2000 - American - Author - Leominster - Massachusetts

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He began writing at school where he was praised for his poetry. At the age of nineteen he had his first short story published when a college teacher, Florence Conlon, sent one of his stories to The Sign, a national Catholic magazine, without his knowledge. He began his professional writing career scripting radio commercials and went on to become an award-winning journalist.

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Cormier became a full-time writer after the success of his first novel for teenagers, The Chocolate War, followed by others such as I Am the Cheese and After the First Death. He was concerned with the problems facing young people in modern society and this concern was reflected in his novels. He soon established a reputation as a brilliant and uncompromising writer.

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The Chocolate War - I Am the Cheese - After the First Death

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