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A Series of Unfortunate Events
''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of 13 children's novels by Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American author Daniel Handler) which follows the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in a fire. The children are placed in the custody of their relative Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance. After Olaf's plan to steal the Baudelaires' fortune fails, Olaf begins to doggedly hunt the children down, bringing about the death of several characters. As the series progresses, the Baudelaires discover more and more about a mysterious organization known as V.F.D.
The series is actively narrated by Snicket, who dedicates them and makes numerous references to his mysterious, deceased love interest, Beatrice.
Since the release of the first novel, ''The Bad Beginning'', in September 1999, the books have gained significant popularity, critical acclaim, and commercial success worldwide, spawning a film, a video game, assorted merchandise and an upcoming television series. The main thirteen books in the series have collectively sold more than 60 million copies and have been translated into 41 languages.〔(Lemony Snicket Sneaks Back with 'File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents' ). Retrieved July 11, 2014.〕
==Origins==
The author of the series, Daniel Handler (who uses the pseudonym Lemony Snicket), has said in an interview with ''The A.V. Club'' that he decided to write a children's story when he was trying to find a publisher for his first novel, ''The Basic Eight''. One of the publishers, HarperCollins, passed on ''The Basic Eight'', but they were interested in him writing a story for children. Handler thought it was a terrible idea at first, but met with the publishers to discuss the book. They challenged him to write the book he wished he could have read when he was ten.〔(Daniel Handler ) – AVClub.com — Interview by Tasha Robinson, November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2007.〕 He retooled a manuscript he had for a mock-Gothic book for adults,〔 which became "the story of children growing through all these terrible things", a concept which the publishers liked, to Handler's surprise.〔 The first book in the series was ''The Bad Beginning'', released September 30, 1999. When asked in a ''Moment Magazine'' interview about the Baudelaire children and Handler's own Jewish heritage he replied "Oh yeah! Yes. The Baudelaires are Jewish! I guess we would not know for sure but we would strongly suspect it, not only from their manner but from the occasional mention of a rabbi or bar mitzvah or synagogue. The careful reader will find quite a few rabbis." Handler claimed that watching the local news frequently and seeing the depressing stories of crime, violence and hardship was part of the inspiration of the book series.
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