Biography eoin colfer wikipedia

His father was an elementary school teacher, historian, and artist. His mother was a drama teacher. They raised him alongside his four brothers.

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He first became interested in writing in elementary school, when he wrote stories about Vikings. He studied to become a teacher at Dublin University, and was married in Colfer is a prolific writer who has published about one book per year throughout his long career. Many years have more than one publication. From to , he spent four years traveling with his wife in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Italy.

His first novel, Benny and Omar, was published in and was based on his travels during this time. It has since been translated into several languages. He published a sequel to Benny and Omar, Benny and Babe, in Following this initial success, Colfer contributed to three different children's story anthologies: Going Potty , Ed's Funny Feet , and Ed's Bed