Sentences with phrase «acclaimed debut novel»
Her internationally acclaimed debut novel, Children of the Jacaranda Tree, has been translated into 28 languages and published in more than 75 countries.
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Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 has acquired the film rights to The Language of Flowers, based on the critically acclaimed debut novel of the same name by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
This summer belonged to «The Girls,» Emma Cline's acclaimed debut novel, still prominently displayed in every bookstore I enter.
A critically acclaimed debut novel and a poignant biography are among the new paperback releases on sale today:
In her acclaimed debut novel, A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True, Brigid Pasulka deftly mixes history and romance to tell the tale of two lovers living in Poland during World War II.
Chabon controls e-rights to such early works as «Wonder Boys» and his acclaimed debut novel «The Mysteries of Pittsburgh» because they came out well before the electronic era and digital editions were not mentioned in his contracts.
Wayne Blair)-- World Premiere Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek star in this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, about a secular Jewish family caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Not exact matches
The new Salinger biopic from writer / director Danny Strong («The Hunger Games: Mockingjay») makes it clear that the celebrated author practiced an aggressive form of self - isolation in response to the acclaim and public scrutiny that followed his hugely influential debut novel, «Catcher in the Rye.»
Dominik himself wrote the screenplay, choosing for his second project after the acclaimed debut Chopper to adapt Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name.
Entertainment Tonight has debuted a new trailer for director Derek Cianfrance's upcoming drama The Light Between Oceans which stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander; watch it below after the official synopsis... From acclaimed director Derek Cianfrance, (BLUE VALENTINE, A PLACE BEYOND THE PINES), and based on the extraordinary best - selling novel from M.L Stedman, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, -LSB-...]
After directing the acclaimed documentaries Deliver Us From Evil and West of Memphis, Amy Berg is set to make her narrative helming debut with Every Secret Thing, a feature adaptation of Laura Lippman's 2004 mystery novel that will star Diane Lane, reports Variety.
Michael Sheen will mark his directorial debut with an adaption of the acclaimed graphic novel «Green River Killer: A True Detective Story».
Helmer of the forthcoming Kennedy assassination drama PARKLAND, Peter Landesman, must have impressed enough people with his directorial debut as it's been confirmed he will next rewrite and direct an adaptation of Charles Bowden's acclaimed non-fiction novel, DOWN BY THE RIVER.
Based on Michael Faber's acclaimed sci - fi novel, the film's premise is to good to pass up: supposedly existential in tone, the tale centers on an alien (intriguingly played by Scarlett Johansson, who will also be in Toronto with Joseph Gordon - Levitt's directorial debut «Don Jon») sent to earth on a mysterious mission to capture men.
In 2014, Simon & Schuster published his debut novel «Red Now And Laters» to great critical acclaim, including being short - listed for the 2014 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and a starred Kirkus Review.
In English author Yvvette Edwards» second novel, following her acclaimed debut, A Cupboard Full of Coats (2012), she delves into the timely issue of violence against and between young black men — both its possible causes, and its heartrending effects on the families involved.
Whaley's Where Things Come Back might just be the most acclaimed YA novel that was published in 2011: It won the 2012 Printz Award, the 2012 William C. Morris Debut Fiction Award and Whaley was the first - ever YA author to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book Foundation.
In this, only her second book, Catherine Ryan Howard has certainly pulled off, with remarkable confidence, the notoriously difficult task of surpassing a debut novel that was met with critical acclaim and garlanded with awards.»
She also references the New York Times report that author Garth Risk Hallberg received a $ 2 million advance for his 900 - page debut, City on Fire — a clear indication a shorter debut novel is not always the best route to critical acclaim and financial riches!
After releasing an award - winning story collection, Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, in 2009, Kevin Wilson drew more acclaim for his 2011 debut novel, The Family Fang, an offbeat and original look at a family of performance artists.
Ko's timely, assured debut received major critical acclaim before it was even published, as Barbara Kingsolver awarded it the 2016 PEN / Bellwether Prize for Fiction (given to a novel that addresses issues of social justice).
Following Mirabilis, her highly acclaimed debut, Susann Cokal blends pre-Raphaelite painting, American brothels, Utahan polygamists, a bit of cross-dressing, a dynamite - wielding labor movement, one California millionaire, and the invention of electrical sexual stimulation (as treatment for consumption) into a comic novel that gallops across the American West.
Like many of Kazuo Ishiguro's widely - acclaimed novels, Nocturnes charts the nature of shifting relationships, the passage of time, real and perceived failures, the consequences of deferred dreams, feelings of estrangement, and the quiet but destructive erosion that occurs when truth is denied for too long, yet it does so with more attenuated gestures and less reflection... Fans of his novels may enjoy the change of pace offered by this debut, but newer readers may prefer to begin with his previous works, which better exemplify his talents.
This national best selling, critically acclaimed author's debut novel NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM was named Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2008.
Mat Johnson found critical acclaim with his debut, Pym, and his anticipated second novel is a fresh, whip - smart and satirical take on one Philadelphia family's struggles.
The fall is rich with fabulous books, and while attending the Southern Festival of Books this month, I had the pleasure of interviewing two authors following up critically acclaimed short story collections with excellent debut novels.
A searing novel of forbidden love on the Yorkshire moors from the author of the critically acclaimed debut Wake
She published her debut, After You'd Gone, in 2000, and is now the author of seven highly acclaimed novels.
Eight years have passed between the release of Nathan Englander's widely acclaimed debut collection of stories, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, and his first novel, The Ministry of Special Cases.
Last year, Jennifer duBois» debut novel, A Partial History of Lost Causes, was met with widespread acclaim — and she's just won a 2013 Whiting Writers Award.
Readers who enjoyed Ng's critically acclaimed debut, Everything I Never Told You (2014), the tale of family in grief after the death of their daughter (an excellent pick for book clubs), will be interested to check out the author's sophomore novel.
Like Jonathan Safran Foer's acclaimed debut, Boris Fishmann's first novel follows a young man who is grappling with his Jewish heritage in an unusual way.
Few first novels have gotten the attention and acclaim of Diane Setterfield's 2006 debut, The Thirteenth Tale.
The Son by Philipp Meyer (Random House) Philipp Meyer's debut, American Rust, was one of the most acclaimed novels of 2009.
Her first novel, The Borrower, was one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2011, earning praise from the likes of Richard Russo.
From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling debut novel «Warchild» comesa new action - packed adventure about a young man's journey into adulthood amidinterstellar war.
Philipp Meyer's debut, American Rust (Random House), was one of the most acclaimed novels of 2009.
April Fool's Day, the debut novel by acclaimed Croatian - American writer Josip Novakovich, recounts the life of Ivan Dolinar, a Croat born into Tito's Yugoslavia on April Fool's Day, 1948.
April Fool's Day, the debut novel by acclaimed Croatian - American writer Josip Novakovich, recounts the life of...
She published her first novel, Bittersweet, in 1984, but it was during her tour of duty in Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, that Barr conceived of the Anna Pigeon character and began the series with her critically acclaimed, award - winning debut, Track of the Cat in 1993.
Latchkey is the follow - up to Kornher - Stace's acclaimed debut YA novel Archivist Wasp (Big Mouth House, 2015).
San Francisco, CA, February 4, 2015 — VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, launches the acclaimed multi-generational paranormal action adventure manga (graphic novel) series, JOJO»S BIZARRE ADVENTURE, with the print debut of JOJO»S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 1 — PHANTOM BLOOD, Vol.
She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, the New York Times bestseller Harvest; she followed her debut with the bestsellers Life Support and Gravity (both available from Pocket Books.)
Andi Ewington is an up - and - coming writer whose breakthrough debut novel» 45» won critical acclaim from reviewers and fans alike, and has recently claimed a # 1 Amazon UK Kindle Superhero bestseller spot.
After living and exhibiting in New York, Berlin and New Orleans during the 80s and 90s, Miller achieved critical acclaim with his debut novel, Slow down Arthur, Stick to Thirty (2000), the story of a kid who travels around northern England with a David Bowie impersonator.
Masande Ntshanga's debut novel The Reactive was met with critical acclaim and awards after its initial publication in 2014.
In addition to receiving a Pulitzer Prize for his 2010 debut novel Tinkers, special guest Paul Harding is also the author of the acclaimed Enon.
After living and exhibiting in New York, Berlin, and New Orleans during the 80s and 90s, Miller achieved critical acclaim with his debut novel, Slow down Arthur, Stick to Thirty, (2000).