And I would try and go stay with as many friends and relatives as I could to get out. And except for a stint in the Philippines, most of my life was spent in northern Minnesota when I was young. GARY PAULSEN: When I was young, living at home wasn't really fun for me because of the drinking. We're going to hear two interviews with him today, starting with my 1992 interview, which we recorded after the publication of his book "Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass," which is about life on a small farm. One of the things he talked about on FRESH AIR was running the Iditarod - the 1,000-mile dog sled race across Alaska, which he did three times. He won Newberry honors for his books "Dogsong," "Hatchet" and "The Winter Room."Įarlier this year, he published a memoir. He published his first book in 1966, and nearly 20 years later, started winning major awards. For a few years, he was addicted to alcohol and for a while lived in incredible poverty. He worked as a teacher, soldier, actor, trapper and migrant farm worker. Paulsen's own life was filled with adventure and adversity.
In his New York Times obituary, Paulsen's main theme was described as mankind's violent collision with nature, often in situations in which a character - typically a teenage boy - has to learn to fend for himself in the wild. Paulsen died last week of cardiac arrest at the age of 82. The National Book Foundation described him as one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young people. He wrote about 200 books and sold about 35 million copies. Today, we're going to remember author Gary Paulsen.
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