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Jean Marie Auel ( / aʊl /; née Untinen; born February 18, 1936) is an American writer who wrote the Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores human activities during this time, and touches on the interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals.
Jean Aurel (6 November 1925 in Rastolita, Romania – 24 August 1996 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French film director and scriptwriter. Notably, he co-wrote La Femme d'à côté ( The Woman Next Door) with François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman .
Jean is particularly known for his world famous novel series, “Earth’s Children”, which a set of several historical fiction novels. The series deals with the interactions of the Cro-Magnon people with the Neanderthal people during the time of prehistoric Europe.
May 6, 2024 · Jean Auel (born February 18, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American novelist who was best known for her Earth’s Children series, which centres on Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons in prehistoric Europe. Untinen grew up in Chicago, and right after high-school graduation, she married Ray Auel.
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- February 18, 1936
- The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
- The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
- The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
- The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4)
Earth's Children is a series of epic historical fiction (or more precisely, prehistorical fiction) novels written by Jean M. Auel set circa 30,000 years before the present day. There are six novels in the series.
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Apr 4, 2011 · Jean M. Auel dared to reinvent her life in her forties. After a career in business, she became consumed by an idea for a story set 25,000 years ago. As she began researching Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon people (the first early modern humans), Auel zeroed in on the archaeological and anthropological study of Ice Age-era Europe.
