The best kind of books are the ones that really stand out and make you enjoy reading them even if it is for the tenth time. Daniel Handler has a rare personality which makes his books both unique and funny. Handler is a very unique author.
Daniel Handler’s early life certainly shaped the unusual way he wrote. Daniel was born on February 28th 1970 in San Francisco, California, to Sandra Handler Day and Louis Handler. Louis Handler was a victim of the Holocaust. The particular way he wrote was influenced by what his father went through and disliking adults. As he says now “Fate is like a strange unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”. This show his disposition on life and his distinctive perspective. His younger sister is Rebecca Handler. His favorite childhood book was, Italian author, Dino Buzzati’s ‘The Bears Famous Invasion Of Sicily.’. He has since convinced the publisher to start publishing the books again because it had such an exclusive connection to his childhood..
Daniel attended Lowell High School in San Francisco. He also went to Wesleyan …show more content…
He is the only author to have 3 pen names. Even though he has written 30 or so books, his Series Of Unfortunate Events has sold more than 60 million copies and has been translated into 41 different languages. There has been a film , card games, video games, albums, audio books and TV series based on the books. The unusual way they were written really stuck with the public. They succeeded because of the different writing style. They were written in 1999 through 2004. The Series Of Unfortunate Events Film was released December 17, 2004. Jim Carrey played count Olaf in the movie. Daniels first book,The Basic Eight, was rejected thirty seven times before it was published in 1999. This shows his unique personality in the way that he is persistent. His books have also won multiple