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How Lemony Snicket channels his bewilderment into words

Clip: 9/1/2016 | 3m 26s

You may not have heard of Daniel Handler, but you’ve probably heard of Lemony Snicket.

You may not have heard of Daniel Handler, but you’ve probably heard of his pen name: Lemony Snicket. Handler, author of the children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” says much of children's’ literature is about “enforced morality,” but he focuses on the bewildering nature of childhood. Handler gives his Brief but Spectacular take on putting his bewilderment into words.

09/01/2016 | Rating NR

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