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Russell Hoban (b. 1925) is the author of more than 60 books, including children's books, comedic fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, realistic fiction, essays, and poetry; he has also written for theatre and opera. Among his best-known works are Riddley Walker, Turtle Diary, and The Mouse and His Child. Hoban was born in Philadelphia and now lives in London.

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The Head of Orpheus: A Russell Hoban Reference Page Reviews, commentary, biography, photos, news and quotations. www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban

The Impossible Opera Analysis of Hoban's opera The Second Mrs. Kong. www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/7969/kong.html

The Guardian: The Shaman and His Exobrain Author discusses his writing process and what constitutes "modern myth" in an interview with James Hopkin. books.guardian.co.uk/../../story/0,6000,635516,00.html

Russell Hoban Fan page with descriptions of and quotes from several novels. web.media.mit.edu/~dpwe/russell.html

Riddley Walker Annotations Commentary on the novel's events, themes, and language, by chapter and subject. www.graphesthesia.com/rw

The Kraken Discussion listserver, with list archives and images. groups.yahoo.com/group/the-kraken

Bloomsbury Author Information: Russell Hoban Publisher's page includes descriptions and excerpts of novels, including first two chapters and afterword from Riddley Walker. www.bloomsburymagazine.com/../..

Bread and Jam for Frances - Teacher Guide Lesson plan for first- and second-grade students to learn about animals and food using Hoban's book. www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/bread/breadtg.html

Juvenile Books Author of the Month: Russell Hoban Biography and descriptions of selected children's books. www.yourlibrary.ws/childrens_webpage/e-author22001.html

Salon: Ode to Frances Essay by Kate Moses on the "Frances the Badger" books. archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues//kc/2001/04/17/frances

The Guardian: Secrets of the Yellow Pages Lengthy profile of the author by Nicholas Wroe. books.guardian.co.uk/../../story/0,6000,845568,00.html

SA4QE Documents a fan-club project in which quotations are left in public places around the world for the author's birthday. www.thoughtcat.com/sa4qe

IMDb: Russell Hoban Information on films adapted from Hoban's work. imdb.com/name/nm0387539

USM de Grummond Collection: Russell and Lillian Hoban Papers Biographical sketch and summary of university's library holdings (notes and manuscripts). www.lib.usm.edu/%7Edegrum/html/research/findaids/hobanrus.htm