Carl Hiaasen | |
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![]() Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 National Book Festival | |
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | March 12, 1953
Occupation | Author and journalist |
Alma mater | Emory University University of Florida |
Period | 1974–Present (Retired from The Miami Herald in 2021)[1] |
Genre | Crime fiction, thrillers, satirical fiction, children's fiction |
Subject | Environmentalism, political corruption, fraudsters, Florida |
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Spouse |
Katie Fox (m. 2020) |
Relatives | Rob Hiaasen (brother) |
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Carl Hiaasen (/ˈhaɪ.əsɛn/; born March 12, 1953)[2] is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has been made into a TV series.
Hiaasen's adult novels are humorous crime thrillers set in Florida. They feature casts of eccentric, sometimes grotesque characters and satirize aspects of American popular culture. Many of the novels include themes related to environmentalism and political corruption in his native state.