Born in 1925 in Pennsylvania, Russell Hoban was an illustrator before becoming a writer, and has written many books for children. His adult novels are The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz, Kleinzeit, Riddley Walker, Pilgermann and The Medusa Frequency, and in 1992 he published The Moment Under the Moment, a collection of stories, a libretto, essays and sketches. In 1994 his opera collaboration with Sir Harrison Birtwhistle, The Second Mrs Kong, won much critical acclaim in its Glyndebourne performance.
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