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My Take
Carl Hiaasen plays the trick I admire most in writers. A Fort Lauderdale native and University of Florida grad, he started as a newspaperman watching his home state get strip-mined by greed and grifters, then channeled that fury into wickedly funny crime novels instead of dry editorials. His Florida is swampy, sun-baked, and full of con artists, and he weaponizes humor to actually defend the place he loves. The 1992 Dilys Award and his work for younger readers show a writer with range, but it's the journalist's eye paired with a satirist's mischief that gets me. I am a sucker for that kind of poison wit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carl Hiaasen
- Name (Japanese)
- カール・ハイアセン
- Reading
- かーる・はいあせん
- Born
- March 12, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / children's writer / journalist / young adult author
2. Background
- High school
- Plantation High School
- University
- University of Florida
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Dilys Award
- 2005 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Carl Hiaasen born?
Born March 12, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Carl Hiaasen from?
Carl Hiaasen is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
What does Carl Hiaasen do?
Carl Hiaasen works as writer, novelist, children's writer, journalist, young adult author.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.