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Alice Sebold
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| Born | September 6, 1963 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) University of Houston University of California, Irvine (MFA) |
| Genre | Literary fiction, memoir |
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Glen David Gold
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Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American author. She is well-known for her novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon. She also wrote a memoir called Lucky. The Lovely Bones was a very popular book. It appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. A movie based on the book was released in 2009.
Her memoir, Lucky, sold over a million copies. It shares her experiences during her first year at Syracuse University.
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Alice Sebold's Early Life and Education
Sebold was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up near Philadelphia in a place called Paoli. Her father taught Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania. Alice and her older sister, Mary, sometimes helped care for their mother. Their mother worked as a journalist for a local newspaper.
Sebold finished high school in 1980. She went to Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. After high school, Sebold attended Syracuse University. There, she earned her bachelor's degree. Some of her teachers were famous writers. These included Tess Gallagher, Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff, and Hayden Carruth.
After college in 1984, she briefly studied at the University of Houston in Texas. Then, she moved to Manhattan and lived there for ten years. She worked many jobs, like waitressing. She tried to become a writer, but her early poems and novels were not published.
Later, Sebold moved to Southern California. She became a caretaker at an artists' colony. She lived in a cabin in the woods without electricity. In 1998, she earned her MFA degree. She got this degree from the University of California, Irvine.
About The Lovely Bones
After finishing her memoir, Sebold completed her novel. It was first called Monsters. This book was later published as The Lovely Bones in 2002. It tells the story of a teenage girl. She is 14 years old and experiences a terrible event. The story follows her journey after this event.
A reviewer for the Houston Chronicle said the novel was "a disturbing story." They also noted it showed "a moving, passionate interest in and love for ordinary life." The New York Times reviewer wrote that Sebold could "capture both the ordinary and the extraordinary." The Lovely Bones stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for over a year. By 2007, it had sold more than ten million copies worldwide.
In 2009, The Lovely Bones was made into a movie. Peter Jackson directed the film. The movie starred actors like Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Mark Wahlberg, and Rachel Weisz.
Other Books by Alice Sebold
Sebold's second novel is called The Almost Moon. It describes an art class model and her mother. The book explores difficult relationships between parents and their daughters. This book received different opinions from critics.
In 2009, Sebold was a guest editor for The Best American Short Stories 2009. This means she helped choose the best short stories for that year's collection.
Awards and Special Recognition
The Lovely Bones won several awards. It received the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel in 2002. It also won the Heartland Prize in 2002. In 2003, it won the American Booksellers Association's Book of the Year Award for Adult Fiction.
Sebold also received special fellowships from MacDowell. These were in 2000, 2005, and 2009. A fellowship helps artists focus on their work. In 2016, Emerson College gave Sebold an honorary degree. This is a special award from a university.
Alice Sebold's Personal Life
In 2001, Alice Sebold married another novelist. His name is Glen David Gold. They later divorced in 2012.
Alice Sebold's Published Works
- Lucky (memoir, 1999), Scribner, ISBN: 0-684-85782-0
- The Lovely Bones (novel, 2002), Little, Brown, ISBN: 0-316-66634-3
- The Almost Moon (novel, 2007), Little, Brown, ISBN: 0-316-67746-9
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See also
In Spanish: Alice Sebold para niños
