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| C. Douglas Payne | |
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| Born | July 5, 1949 Akron, Ohio,  |
| Pen name | C. D. Payne |
| Occupation | Author, Playwright, Portable Museum Curator |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Absurdist fiction, Humor, Plays |
| Official website | |
C. D. Payne (born C. Douglas Payne) 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.
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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)
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- 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 currently in pre-production for a 2009 release.
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