Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec where he lived until 1970.[1] Korman grew up in Thornhill, Ontario just north of Toronto, Ontarioand attended public high school Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario. Korman moved to the United States to attend college at New York University where he studied in the film and film-writing department.Korman received a BA from New York University in 1985;his degree was in Dramatic and Visual Writing with a minor in Motion Picture and Television.
戈登·科曼,加拿大當(dāng)代著名作家。他完成第一部作品《奇跡終于發(fā)生》時(shí),還僅僅是一個(gè)稚氣未脫的初中生,被人們稱為“少年天才作家”。隨后,作者一口氣寫完了其余6本同一主人公的小說,形成了近70萬的系列小說。他中學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí),已經(jīng)有8部小說被正式出版。之后,他進(jìn)入了美國紐約大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)電影和劇本創(chuàng)。對于這樣一個(gè)才華橫溢的少年作家,美國和加拿大教育界、文化界表示了極大的驚嘆。加拿大著名文學(xué)雜志評論說:只要你一讀這本書由中學(xué)寫的書,準(zhǔn)會(huì)愛不釋手!