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Lilian Jackson Braun
American writer
Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, &#;&#; June 4, [1]) was an American writer known for her light-hearted series of The Cat Whomystery novels. The Cat Who books features newspaper journalist Jim Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats, Koko (short for Kao K'o Kung) and Yum Yum, first in an unnamed midwestern American city and then in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County " miles north of everywhere". Although never explicitly located in the books, the towns, counties, and lifestyles portrayed in the series are generally accepted to be modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan, where Braun resided with her husband until the mids.
Life and career
[edit]Born Lilian Jackson in the Willimansett neighborhood of Chicopee, Massachusetts, to Charles and Clara Ward Jackson,[2] she began her writing career as a teenager, contributing sports poetry to the Detroit News. She went on to write advertising copy for many
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Lilian Jackson Braun
Born
in Willimansette, Chicopee Falls, Massachachusetts, The United StatesJune 20,
Died
June 04,
Genre
Mystery & Thrillers
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Lilian Jackson Braun was an American writer. She is well-known for her light-hearted series of The Cat Who mystery novels. The Cat Who books center around the life of former newspaper reporter James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, KoKo and Yum Yum in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County, " miles north of everywhere." Although never formally stated in the books, the towns, counties and lifestyles described in the series are generally accepted to be a modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan (located in the "Michigan Thumb") where she resided with her husband for many years until the mid 's. Many also believe that the culture and history of the Upper peninsula of Michigan are represented in the series as well, whiLilian Jackson Braun was an American writer. She is