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C. D. Payne (born C. Douglas
Payne; July 5, 1949) is an American writer of absurdist fiction who is best known
for his series of novels about fictional teenager Nick Twisp. They
are called the "Youth in Revolt" series or "The Journals of Nick
Twisp"
In the novels the protagonist, Nick, strives to balance out his
budding sexual urges while remaining an intellectual teenager in a
world of moronic adults.
Along with the "Youth" series he is the author of several other
novels including Frisco Pigeon Mambo and Civic
Beauties, a parody of politics in the United States, which
follows the lives of two teenage twin girls whose father is
campaigning to be Vice President. He has also published a play
titled, Queen of America: A Royal Comedy in Three Acts.
Frisco Pigeon Mambo was bought by Fox Animation, but was
never made into a film. Youth in Revolt is in development
by Dimension
Films.
Payne was born in Akron, Ohio in 1949 (July 5). He graduated
from Harvard College in 1971. He then
moved to California, and has worked as a newspaper editor,
cartoonist, typesetter, graphic artist, proofreader, photographer,
advertising copywriter, trailer park handyman, and carpenter. He is
married and lives in Sonoma County.
Selected
bibliography
Nick Twisp
series
- Youth in
Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp (contains books 1-3,
which were never published separately) (Aivia Press, 1993).
Contains:
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- Book 1: Youth in Revolt
- Book 2: Youth in Bondage
- Book 3: Youth in Exile
- NOTE: All subsequent reprints are also titled Youth in Revolt:
The Journals of Nick Twisp (Doubleday, 1995: ISBN
0-385-47693-0) (Main Street Books, 1996: ISBN 0-385-48196-9)
(published by Quartet in the UK), but they contain edited versions
of books 1-3.
- Cut to the Twisp: The Lost Parts of Youth in Revolt and
Other Stories (Contains the content that was edited out of the
Main Street Books and Doubleday editions of Youth in
Revolt, and it also contains an additional dozen short humor
pieces) (Aivia Press, 2001: ISBN 1-882-64703-3)
- Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp
(AKA Book 4: Revolting Youth) (Aivia Press, 2000: ISBN
1-882-64715-7)
- Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick
Twisp (AKA Book 5: Young and Revolting) (Infinity
Publishing, 2006: ISBN 0-741-43417-2)
- Revoltingly Young: The Journals of Nick Twisp's Younger
Brother (AKA Book 6: Revoltingly Young) (Infinity
Publishing, 2006: ISBN 0-741-43416-4)
Other
books
- Civic Beauties: A Musical Novel (Aivia Press, 1999:
ISBN 1-882-64720-3)
- Frisco Pigeon Mambo (Aivia
Press, 2000: ISBN 1-882-64724-6)
Plays
- Queen of America: A Royal Comedy in Three Acts (Aivia
Press, 2001: ISBN 1-882-64710-6)
- The inaugural performance was by the City Lights Theater
Company in San Jose, CA.
Television
and film
- Episode #20a of Disney's Recess; titled "Mama's Girl"
(13th episode of the second season). Aired on December 5, 1998.
Teleplay was based on a story that C. D. Payne wrote for the
show.
- Frisco Pigeon Mambo. The film rights to this novel are
currently owned by the now defunct Fox Animation Studios. It is
unknown what the status is or plans are with these rights.
- Youth in Revolt was
released January 8, 2010.
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