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Encyclopedia > Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger (born June 13, 1963 in South Haven, Michigan) is a writer and artist. She is also a professor in the Interdisciplinary Book Arts MFA Program at the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts communications college in the United States. ...


Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (2003), was a national bestseller. The Time Traveler's Wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his constant absence. The film version is due for release in 2008. The Time Travelers Wife (ISBN 0-15-602943-X) is a novel by Audrey Niffenegger. ...


She has also written a graphic novel, or "novel in pictures" as Niffenegger calls it, called The Three Incestuous Sisters. This book tells the story of three unusual sisters who live in a seaside house. Because of the artwork and mood, the book has been compared to the work of Edward Gorey. Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


Another graphic novel, The Adventuress, was released in September 1, 2006. She is currently working on another novel called Her Fearful Symmetry. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...


Bibliography

  • The Spinster (1986)
  • Aberrant Abecedarium (1986)
  • The Murderer
  • Spring
  • The Time Traveler's Wife (2003)
  • Mulher do Viajante no Tempo, A (2004)
  • Jakob Wywialowski and the Angels (2004)
  • The Three Incestuous Sisters: An Illustrated Novel (2005)
  • "Prudence: The Cautionary Tale of a Picky Eater" in the book Poisonous Plants at Table (2006)

Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Time Travelers Wife (ISBN 0-15-602943-X) is a novel by Audrey Niffenegger. ...

External links

  • Interview with Loaded Shelf in which the author discusses her first publisher's advance, art, and the release of a new book "The Adventures" on LoadedShelf,Sept. 06.
  • Interview with Writer Unboxed 3/06 about craft, the process of writing and editing, Time Traveler's Wife, The Three Incestuous Sisters, Her Fearful Symmetry, more.
  • The Time Traveler's Wife at the Internet Movie Database
  • Amazon.com Reviews, reviews of the The Time Traveler's Wife at Amazon.com
  • Amazon.com Reviews, reviews of The Three Incestuous Sisters at Amazon.com
  • Audrey Niffenegger, Her Site, Audrey Niffenegger's official website
  • Printworks Gallery, Art gallery representing Audrey Niffenegger

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Audrey Niffenegger - Her Site. (77 words)
Audrey Niffenegger was born in 1897 to a small-town undertaker and his blue-stocking wife.
Death, sex, taxidermy: a diverse selection of Miss Niffenegger's artwork from 1985 to the present.
All content © Audrey Niffenegger 1985-2004, unless other wise noted.
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