Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn (born 1971) is an American writer. Her first novel, Sharp Objects, was published in 2006. It is being made into a movie.[4] In 2009 she was fired from her job as a writer for Entertainment Weekly.[5] Dark Places, Flynn's second novel, was published May 2009. It is a mystery novel. In June 2012, Gone Girl was published. It is about a serial killer in Missouri. In 2013, it was nominated for the 2014 Impac Dublin International Literary Award.[6]
Gillian Flynn | |
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Flynn at the 52nd New York Film Festival, September 2014 | |
| Born | Gillian Schieber Flynn[1][2][3] February 24, 1971 (aged 55) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, comic book writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas Medill School of Journalism |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Genre | Fiction, thriller, mystery |
| Notable works |
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| Spouse | Brett Nolan
(m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
She was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She lives in Ukrainian Village, Chicago with her husband and two children.
References
- ↑ Perdida (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Gone Girl-Spanish Language) (Vintage Espanol) (2014)Best Little Bookshop. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Heridas abiertas: (Sharp Objects Spanish-language Edition)Abebooks. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Heridas Abiertas: (Sharp Objects Spanish-Language Edition)Rediff.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Know Your Upcoming Gillian Flynn Movie Adaptations. Film School Rejects (15 August 2013). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ Burkeman, Oliver. Gillian Flynn on her bestseller Gone Girl and accusations of misogyny (1 May 2013).
- ↑ Aw, Tash. Impac longlist goes further than other prizes (14 November 2013).