Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler, who wrote the book's introduction as himself) and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. Although it is labeled "Unauthorized" for humor, the book is in fact official and considered a supplementary material for the series. The plot is portrayed in an epistolary style throug...
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Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography was first released on May 1, 2002. The book's content relates to the author Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler, who wrote the book's introduction as himself) and his series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. Although it is labeled "Unauthorized" for humor, the book is in fact official and considered a supplementary material for the series. The plot is portrayed in an epistolary style through documents, letters, and other scripts.
Beginning with a multi-layered introduction by Daniel Handler that apparently encompasses twelve of the book's thirteen chapters, the book is comprised largely of facsimile documents, such as old newspaper excerpts and letters. The book helps clear up some loose ends from the series, but it also introduces many more mysteries. It also elucidates details which readers might have missed - eg, in The Reptile Room, Uncle Monty takes Violet, Klaus and Sunny to see a movie, Zombies in the Snow written by...
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