Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler, born February 28, 1970, in San Francisco, California. He is best known for the 13-book children's series A Series of Unfortunate Events, published between 1999 and 2006, which follows the misfortunes of the Baudelaire orphans and has sold over 60 million copies, inspiring a film and Netflix series. As a character, Snicket is a harried writer and photographer pursued by police and enemies from the secret organization V.F.D.

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Children's literature Gothic fiction Absurdist fiction