Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau
Born (1944-06-09) June 9, 1944 (age 82)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksThe Books of Ember
Website
www.jeanneduprau.com

Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944) is an American author, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of science fiction novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.[1]

Works

The Books of Ember

Other fiction

  • Car Trouble (2005)[4]
  • Voyagers: Escape the Vortex (2016)
  • Project F (2023)

Nonfiction

  • The Earth House (1993)
  • Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage (1981)
  • Cells (2001)
  • Cloning (1999)
  • Daily Life in the American Colonies (2001)

Short stories

  • "Pearl's Fateful Wish" (2011), included in the young adult short story collection What You Wish For

Film adaptations

Main article: City of Ember

A film adaptation of The City of Ember, called City of Ember, was released in October 2008. It was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland and stars Bill Murray as the Mayor of Ember, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jeanne DuPrau".
  2. ^ Marianne Dyson. "Book Review: The City of Ember". NSS. National Space Agency. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau". Swan Hills Library. Swan Hills Municipal Library. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Car Trouble". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. July 1, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "City of Ember (2008)". IMDb.

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