I've used pseudonyms for various reasons. In my earliest days I was writing too much, and needed to shift some of the product over to other front men… - Donald E. Westlake

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I've used pseudonyms for various reasons. In my earliest days I was writing too much, and needed to shift some of the product over to other front men. I've also done it to establish the different tones of the different writings: Stark doesn't write very much like Westlake at all.

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About Donald E. Westlake

Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American novelist and screenplay author most famous for his "comic caper" novels.

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Pen Names: Richard Stark
Birth Name: Donald Edwin Westlake
Alternative Names: John B. Allan Judson Jack Carmichael Curt Clark Timothy J. Culver J. Morgan Cunningham Edwin West Tucker Coe Sheldon Lord Allan Marshall

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