Gabrielle Zevin
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Gabrielle Zevin at the 2013 Texas Book Festival.
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| Born | Gabrielle Zevin October 24, 1977 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Elsewhere, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac |
Gabrielle Zevin (born October 24, 1977, New York City) is an American author and screenwriter.
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Writing
Zevin's first novel Elsewhere was published in 2005. It was nominated for a 2006 Quill award, won the Borders Original Voices Award, and was a selection of the Barnes & Noble Book Club. It also made the Carnegie long list. The book has been translated into over twenty languages.
In 2007 Zevin was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for Conversations with Other Women which starred Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart and was also directed by Hans Canosa.
In 2014, her eighth novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List.
Personal life
Zevin graduated from Harvard University in 2000 with a degree in English & American Literature and lives in Los Angeles.[1]
Zevin's father is a Russian-Jewish American, and her mother is Korean.[2][3]
Bibliography
Adults
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2014)
- The Hole We're In (2010)
- Margarettown (2005)
Young Adults
Standalones
- Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (novel) (2007)
- Elsewhere (2005)
Anya Balanchine Series
- In the Age of Love and Chocolate (2013)
- Because It Is My Blood (2012)
- All These Things I've Done (2011)
Note
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac has been made into a Japanese live-action movie of the same name.
External links
- Gabrielle Zevin's Official Website
- Gabrielle Zevin at The Internet Movie Database
- Farrar Straus Giroux's Elsewhere website
- Teenreads Author Profile
- Barnes & Noble's Meet the Writers profile
- The New York Times Book Review of Elsewhere
Interviews
- "Interview: Gabrielle Zevin" Teenreads.com Interview about Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, 09/07
- "Interview: Gabrielle Zevin" Teenreads.com Interview about Elsewhere, 09/30/05
- "Interview: Gabrielle Zevin" Bildungsroman, 1/28/08
- "Interview: Gabrielle Zevin" Estella's Revenge, 9/1/07
- "Seven Impossible Interviews Before Breakfast #55 (Winter Blog Blast Tour Edition): Gabrielle Zevin" Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, 11/9/07
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