American writer of absurdist fiction (born 1949)
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 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 was developed and distributed by Dimension Films in January 2010.
Personal life
Payne was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1949, he graduated from Harvard College in 1971. He then moved to California and lived in a trailer in Santa Monica.[1] He has worked as a newspaper editor, cartoonist, typesetter, graphic artist, proofreader, photographer, advertising copywriter, trailer park handyman, and carpenter.
He is married and lives with his pet in Sonoma County, California.[1]
Payne is an avid collector of campers, mobile homes, and trailers. His most prized possession is a 1964 Airstream trailer.[1]
