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Lemony Snicket was born before you
were, and is likely to die before you as
well. His family has roots in a part of
the country which is now underwater, and
his childhood was spent in the relative
splendor of the Snicket Villa which has
since become a factory, a fortress and a
pharmacy and is now, alas, someone else's
villa. To the untrained eye, Mr. Snicket's
hometown would not appear to be filled
with secrets. Untrained eyes have been
wrong before.
The aftermath of the scandal was swift,
brutal and inaccurately reported in the
periodicals of the day. It is true,
however, that Mr. Snicket was stripped of
several awards by the reigning
authorities, including Honorable Mention,
the Grey Ribbon and First Runner Up. The
High Council reached a convenient if
questionable verdict and Mr. Snicket found
himself in exile.
Though his formal training was chiefly
in rhetorical analysis, he has spent the
last several eras researching the travails
of the Baudelaire orphans. This project,
being published serially by HarperCollins,
takes him to the scenes of numerous
crimes, often during the offseason.
Eternally pursued and insatiably
inquisitive, a hermit and a nomad, Mr.
Snicket wishes you nothing but the
best.
Due to the world-wide web of conspiracy
which surrounds him, Mr. Snicket often
communicates with the general public
through his representative, Daniel
Handler. Mr. Handler has had a relatively
uneventful life, and is the author of two
books for adults, The Basic Eight
and Watch Your Mouth, neither of
which are anywhere near as dreadful as Mr.
Snicket's. Like Mr. Snicket, Mr. Handler
wishes you nothing but the best.
If you are still
interested, click here to read ten
questions that are asked of Mr. Snicket on
a fairly regular basis, and their most
common answers.
Mr. Snicket's investigations usually
prevent him from being anywhere near any
electronic equipment or postal
paraphernalia, however, if you feel you
must send word to him, you can write him
at:
via post:
Mr. Snicket
HarperCollins Children's Books
1350 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
or email:
lsnicket@harpercollins.com
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