Audrey Niffenegger facts for kids
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Audrey Niffenegger
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Niffenegger in 2009
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| Born | June 13, 1963 South Haven, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Education | Art Institute of Chicago Northwestern University (MFA) |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable awards | Inkpot Award (2019) |
| Spouse | Eddie Campbell |
Audrey Niffenegger (born June 13, 1963) is an American writer, artist, and teacher. She is best known for her first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, which came out in 2003 and became a huge bestseller.
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Biography
Audrey Niffenegger was born in 1963 in South Haven, Michigan. When she was two years old, her family moved to Evanston, Illinois. She has lived near Chicago for most of her life. Audrey started writing books when she was only six years old.
She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago to become a visual artist. After that, she earned a master's degree from Northwestern University. From 1994 to 2015, Niffenegger taught at Columbia College Chicago. She also helped start the Columbia College Chicago Center for the Book and Paper Arts.
Niffenegger is also a founder of T3, which is a group for artists and writers. They put on shows and performances in Chicago. She also makes her own books using special printing methods. She started Artists Book House, a center for book arts. In 2024, she announced its new home in Chicago.
Popular Novels
Audrey Niffenegger's first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, was published in 2003. It quickly became a very popular book. A movie based on the book was released in 2009. Audrey has said she doesn't plan to watch the movie. She feels the characters are truly hers only in the book. She first thought of The Time Traveler's Wife as a graphic novel. But she realized that showing time travel in pictures would be too hard.
In 2009, she sold her second novel, Her Fearful Symmetry. This book is a ghost story. It is set in London's Highgate Cemetery. Audrey even worked as a tour guide there while researching the book. This novel helped her become known as an important writer.
Niffenegger also worked with Wayne McGregor on a ballet called Raven Girl. It was performed at the Royal Opera House in London in 2013 and 2015. She started working on a novel called The Chinchilla Girl in Exile in 2009. In 2013, it was announced that a sequel to The Time Traveler's Wife was coming. This sequel is called The Other Husband and was set to be released in 2023.
Visual Books and Art
Audrey Niffenegger has degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. At the Art Institute, she created her own major. It combined etching, letterpress printing, and bookbinding. Her first big project was called The Adventuress. She described it as "a novel in pictures." This book was later published in 2006.
In 2008, her short story "The Night Bookmobile" was published in a "Visual Novel" style. It came out in The Guardian newspaper. "The Night Bookmobile" was published as a book in 2010. Niffenegger plans for it to be the first in a series called "The Library." She is working on the next book in the series.
Personal Life
Audrey Niffenegger is married to the cartoonist Eddie Campbell. They worked together on a visual novel called Bizarre Romance. This book celebrated a special exhibit at the British Library.
Adaptations of Her Work
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), a movie directed by Robert Schwentke. It is based on her novel.
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2022), a TV series directed by David Nutter. It is also based on her novel.
See Also
In Spanish: Audrey Niffenegger para niños
