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S. E. Hinton

October 25, 2023

Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school.[a] Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre.[4][5]

S. E. Hinton
BornSusan Eloise Hinton
(1948-07-22) July 22, 1948 (age 75)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1967–present
GenreYoung-adult novels, children's books, screenplays[1][2]
Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award
1988
Website
www.sehinton.com

In 1988, she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.[6][b]

Career

While still in her teens, Hinton became a household name[a] as the author of The Outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in Oklahoma in the 1960s. She began writing it in 1965.[7] The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, Will Rogers High School,[8] the Greasers and the Socs,[3] and her desire to empathize with the Greasers by writing from their point of view.[c] She wrote the novel when she was 16 and it was published in 1967.[10] Since then, the book has sold more than 14 million copies.[8] In 2017, Viking Press stated the book sells over 500,000 copies a year.[3]

Hinton's publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her feminine given names so that the very first[11] male book reviewers would not dismiss the novel because its author was female.[7][d] After the success of The Outsiders, Hinton chose to continue writing and publishing using her initials because she did not want to lose what she had made famous[e] and to allow her to keep her private and public lives separate.[f]

Personal life

In interviews, Hinton has stated that she is a private person and an introvert who no longer does public appearances.[12] However, she has revealed that she enjoys reading (Jane Austen, Mary Renault, and F. Scott Fitzgerald[7]), taking classes at the local university, and horseback riding. Hinton also stated in an interview with Vulture.com that she enjoys writing fan fiction.[13]

She resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband David Inhofe, a software engineer,[8] after meeting him in her freshman biology class at college.[8]

Adaptations

Film adaptations of The Outsiders (March 1983) and Rumble Fish (October 1983) were both directed by Francis Ford Coppola; Hinton cowrote the script for Rumble Fish with Coppola. Also adapted to film were Tex (July 1982), directed by Tim Hunter, and That Was Then... This Is Now (November 1985), directed by Christopher Cain. Hinton herself acted as a location scout, and she had cameo roles in three of the four films. She plays a nurse in Dallas's hospital room in The Outsiders. In Tex, she is the typing teacher. She also appears as a sex worker propositioning Rusty James in Rumble Fish. In 2009, Hinton portrayed the school principal in The Legend of Billy Fail.[14]

Awards and honors

Hinton received the inaugural 1988 Margaret A. Edwards Award[b] from the American YA librarians, citing her first four YA novels, which had been published from 1967 to 1979 and adapted as films from 1982 to 1985. The annual[b] award recognizes one author of books published in the U.S., and specified works "taken to heart by young adults over a period of years, providing an 'authentic voice that continues to illuminate their experiences and emotions, giving insight into their lives'." The librarians noted that in reading Hinton's novels "a young adult may explore the need for independence and simultaneously the need for loyalty and belonging, the need to care for others, and the need to be cared for by them."[6]

In 1992, she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa by the University of Tulsa,[15] and in 1998 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame at the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers of Oklahoma State University–Tulsa.[16]

Works

Young adult novels

The five YA novels, her first books published, are Hinton's works most widely held in WorldCat libraries.[17] All are set in Oklahoma.

Children's books

Adult fiction

Autobiography

  • Great Women Writers, Rita Dove, S.E. Hinton, and Maya Angelou (Princeton NJ: Hacienda Productions, 1999), DVD video — autobiographical accounts by the three authors[17]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Once a teen sensation who wrote her most famous book while still in high school, Hinton is now 59." –Italie[3]
  2. ^ a b c Before 1988 the ALA awards did not distinguish "children's" literature—the Newbery book award and Wilder career award—from that for "young adults". Hinton won the first biennial "Young Adult Services Division/School Library Journal Author Achievement Award", according to plan, but there were only two as it was renamed and made annual after 1990.
    On the last point compare the 1988, 1990, and 1991 Edwards Award citations.
  3. ^ "Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then and wouldn't be so quick to judge."[9]
  4. ^ "Viking signed her ... with a suggestion that she call herself S.E. in print, so male critics wouldn't be turned off by a woman writer." –Italie[3]
  5. ^ "I made the name famous. I'm not gonna lose it."[11]
  6. ^ "I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight."[11]

References

  1. ^ S.E. Hinton at IMDb.
  2. ^ Pulver, Andrew (October 29, 2004). "When you grow up, your heart dies: SE Hinton's The Outsiders (1983)". The Guardian. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Italie, Hillel (October 3, 2007). . San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Michaud, Jon (October 14, 2014). "S. E. Hinton and the Y.A. Debate". The New Yorker.
  5. ^ Grady, Constance (January 26, 2017). "The Outsiders reinvented young adult fiction. Harry Potter made it inescapable". Vox.
  6. ^ a b "1988 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner" October 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association (ALA).
      "Edwards Award". YALSA. ALA. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c . sehinton.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d Smith, Dinitia (September 7, 2005). "An Interview With S. E. Hinton: An Outsider, Out of the Shadow". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Peck, Dale (September 23, 2007). "The Outsiders: 40 Years Later". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "The Outsiders". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Staying Golden". Unsigned review of Hawkes Harbor. New York Press. September 28, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  12. ^ Saucier, Heather (April 7, 1997). "INSIDE AN OUTSIDER // Noted Tulsa Author Prefers Family Life To Limelight". Tulsa World.
  13. ^ Whitford, Emma (March 13, 2015). "Lev Grossman, S.E. Hinton, and Other Authors on the Freedom of Writing Fanfiction". Vulture.com.
  14. ^ Legend of Billy Fail at IMDb.
  15. ^ "University of Tulsa Phi Beta Kappa".
  16. ^ "HINTON, SUSAN ELOISE (1949– )" Oklahoma Historical Society.
  17. ^ a b "Hinton, S. E.". WorldCat. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

Further reading

  • "Some of Hinton's Stories", interview for Vanity Fair (May 14, 2007)
  • "Staying Golden" article in the New York Press (September 28, 2004)

External links

 
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hinton, susan, eloise, hinton, born, july, 1948, american, writer, best, known, young, adult, novels, oklahoma, especially, outsiders, 1967, which, wrote, during, high, school, hinton, credited, with, introducing, genre, bornsusan, eloise, hinton, 1948, july, . Susan Eloise Hinton born July 22 1948 is an American writer best known for her young adult novels YA set in Oklahoma especially The Outsiders 1967 which she wrote during high school a Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre 4 5 S E HintonBornSusan Eloise Hinton 1948 07 22 July 22 1948 age 75 Tulsa Oklahoma U S OccupationWriterNationalityAmericanPeriod1967 presentGenreYoung adult novels children s books screenplays 1 2 Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award 1988Websitewww wbr sehinton wbr comIn 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens 6 b Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Adaptations 4 Awards and honors 5 Works 5 1 Young adult novels 5 2 Children s books 5 3 Adult fiction 5 4 Autobiography 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksCareerWhile still in her teens Hinton became a household name a as the author of The Outsiders her first and most popular novel set in Oklahoma in the 1960s She began writing it in 1965 7 The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school Will Rogers High School 8 the Greasers and the Socs 3 and her desire to empathize with the Greasers by writing from their point of view c She wrote the novel when she was 16 and it was published in 1967 10 Since then the book has sold more than 14 million copies 8 In 2017 Viking Press stated the book sells over 500 000 copies a year 3 Hinton s publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her feminine given names so that the very first 11 male book reviewers would not dismiss the novel because its author was female 7 d After the success of The Outsiders Hinton chose to continue writing and publishing using her initials because she did not want to lose what she had made famous e and to allow her to keep her private and public lives separate f Personal lifeIn interviews Hinton has stated that she is a private person and an introvert who no longer does public appearances 12 However she has revealed that she enjoys reading Jane Austen Mary Renault and F Scott Fitzgerald 7 taking classes at the local university and horseback riding Hinton also stated in an interview with Vulture com that she enjoys writing fan fiction 13 She resides in Tulsa Oklahoma with her husband David Inhofe a software engineer 8 after meeting him in her freshman biology class at college 8 AdaptationsFilm adaptations of The Outsiders March 1983 and Rumble Fish October 1983 were both directed by Francis Ford Coppola Hinton cowrote the script for Rumble Fish with Coppola Also adapted to film were Tex July 1982 directed by Tim Hunter and That Was Then This Is Now November 1985 directed by Christopher Cain Hinton herself acted as a location scout and she had cameo roles in three of the four films She plays a nurse in Dallas s hospital room in The Outsiders In Tex she is the typing teacher She also appears as a sex worker propositioning Rusty James in Rumble Fish In 2009 Hinton portrayed the school principal in The Legend of Billy Fail 14 Awards and honorsHinton received the inaugural 1988 Margaret A Edwards Award b from the American YA librarians citing her first four YA novels which had been published from 1967 to 1979 and adapted as films from 1982 to 1985 The annual b award recognizes one author of books published in the U S and specified works taken to heart by young adults over a period of years providing an authentic voice that continues to illuminate their experiences and emotions giving insight into their lives The librarians noted that in reading Hinton s novels a young adult may explore the need for independence and simultaneously the need for loyalty and belonging the need to care for others and the need to be cared for by them 6 In 1992 she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa by the University of Tulsa 15 and in 1998 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame at the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers of Oklahoma State University Tulsa 16 WorksYoung adult novels The five YA novels her first books published are Hinton s works most widely held in WorldCat libraries 17 All are set in Oklahoma The Outsiders 1967 That Was Then This Is Now 1971 Rumble Fish 1975 Tex 1979 Taming the Star Runner 1988 Children s books Big David Little David illustrated by Alan Daniel 1995 picture book The Puppy Sister illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers 1995 chapter bookAdult fiction Hawkes Harbor 2004 novel Some of Tim s Stories 2007 short storiesAutobiography Great Women Writers Rita Dove S E Hinton and Maya Angelou Princeton NJ Hacienda Productions 1999 DVD video autobiographical accounts by the three authors 17 Notes a b Once a teen sensation who wrote her most famous book while still in high school Hinton is now 59 Italie 3 a b c Before 1988 the ALA awards did not distinguish children s literature the Newbery book award and Wilder career award from that for young adults Hinton won the first biennial Young Adult Services Division School Library Journal Author Achievement Award according to plan but there were only two as it was renamed and made annual after 1990 On the last point compare the 1988 1990 and 1991 Edwards Award citations Someone should tell their side of the story and maybe people would understand then and wouldn t be so quick to judge 9 Viking signed her with a suggestion that she call herself S E in print so male critics wouldn t be turned off by a woman writer Italie 3 I made the name famous I m not gonna lose it 11 I like having a private name and a public name It helps keep things straight 11 References S E Hinton at IMDb Pulver Andrew October 29 2004 When you grow up your heart dies SE Hinton s The Outsiders 1983 The Guardian Retrieved March 25 2010 a b c d Italie Hillel October 3 2007 40 years later Hinton s The Outsiders still strikes a chord among the readers San Diego Union Tribune Associated Press Archived from the original on July 2 2017 Retrieved June 13 2019 Michaud Jon October 14 2014 S E Hinton and the Y A Debate The New Yorker Grady Constance January 26 2017 The Outsiders reinvented young adult fiction Harry Potter made it inescapable Vox a b 1988 Margaret A Edwards Award Winner Archived October 6 2013 at the Wayback Machine Young Adult Library Services Association YALSA American Library Association ALA Edwards Award YALSA ALA Retrieved September 26 2013 a b c Frequently Asked Questions sehinton com Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Retrieved January 28 2015 a b c d Smith Dinitia September 7 2005 An Interview With S E Hinton An Outsider Out of the Shadow The New York Times Peck Dale September 23 2007 The Outsiders 40 Years Later The New York Times The Outsiders Penguin Random House Retrieved November 18 2019 a b c Staying Golden Unsigned review of Hawkes Harbor New York Press September 28 2004 Retrieved March 25 2010 Saucier Heather April 7 1997 INSIDE AN OUTSIDER Noted Tulsa Author Prefers Family Life To Limelight Tulsa World Whitford Emma March 13 2015 Lev Grossman S E Hinton and Other Authors on the Freedom of Writing Fanfiction Vulture com Legend of Billy Fail at IMDb University of Tulsa Phi Beta Kappa HINTON SUSAN ELOISE 1949 Oklahoma Historical Society a b Hinton S E WorldCat Retrieved March 10 2013 Further reading Some of Hinton s Stories interview for Vanity Fair May 14 2007 Staying Golden article in the New York Press September 28 2004 External links nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to S E Hinton Official website S E Hinton at IMDb S E Hinton at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Hinton Susan Eloise in the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture S E Hinton at Library of Congress Authorities with 17 catalog records Portals nbsp Children s literature nbsp Oklahoma Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S E Hinton amp oldid 1156824609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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