Jean M. Auel

Jean M. Auel
Jean Marie Auelis an American writer. She is best known for her Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. As of 2010 her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth18 February 1936
CountryUnited States of America
mysterious-woman honest paradox
Ayla, I looked for you all my life and didn't know I was looking. You are everything I ever wanted, everything I ever dreamed of in a woman, and more. You are a fascinating enigma, a paradox. You are totally honest, open; you hide nothing: yet you are the most mysterious woman I've ever met.
determination son men
But when did you see her, talk to me? When did you see her go into the cave? Why did you threaten to strike a spirit? You still don't understand, do you? You acknowledged her, Broud, she has beaten you. You did everything you could to her, you even cursed her. She's dead, and still she won. She was a woman, and she had more courage than you, Broud, more determination, more self-control. She was more man than you are. Ayla should have been the son of my mate.
animal snow dying
The other mammoths were as protective of the dying as they were of newborns, and they gathered around tying to make the fallen one get up. When all was over, they buried the dead ancestor under piles of dirt, grass, leaves, or snow. Mammoths were even known to bury other dead animals, including humans.
horse practice giving
When you are alone, you have all the time in the world to practice whistling like a bird. When there is no one in the world you can turn to, a horse or .even a lion may give you companionship. When you don't know if there is anyone in the world like you, you seek contact with something living however you can
I really fell in love with Africa.
writing want stories
I'm just writing a story that I want to read.
book writing challenges
Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.
together young clans
There was a time when the young of many clans joined together to make new clans.
war body mysterious
Illness and accidents were mysterious manifestations of the war of the spirits, fought on the battleground of the body.
art action process
Art was as much in the activity as in the results. Works of art were not just the finished product, but the thought, the action, the process that created them.
moving character writing
I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.
book simple perspective
Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around.
belief silent unheard
They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs.
years research twenties
It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years.