Cecily von Ziegesar
Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar (born June 27, 1970 in Norwalk , Connecticut ) is an American writer . Her novels are aimed at teenagers.
Life
Youth and education
Her father came from the German aristocratic family Ziegesar . As a child, she attended ballet classes, wanted to become a ballerina , but was rejected from the School of American Ballet . When the parents separated, she moved from Connecticut to Manhattan . She first attended the elite girls' school Nightingale-Bamford School in the Upper East Side and then, until 1992, Colby College in Waterville , Maine . She traveled to Budapest , worked for the local radio station , returned after a year and studied creative writing at the University of Arizona . She then found a job in New York at the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment .
Writing
Cecily von Ziegesar made her debut in 2002 with the book Gossip Girl . The book proved a success and made it onto the New York Times bestseller list . After that she wrote fourteen follow-up volumes. The book series covers the lives of wealthy upper-class teenagers in New York City. The focus is on parties, drugs, alcohol and designer clothing, sex and social gossip, which is spread in the series by a mysterious "Gossip Girl" ( gossip = gossip) on a website.
The first ten volumes of a spin-off series under the title The It Girl in English have already been published and so far five have been translated into German. At least a film was planned.
Television series
An adaptation of her bestseller Gossip Girl ran from 2006 to 2012 on the US network The CW . The series was produced by Josh Schwartz , creator of the US television series OC, California .
Works
- Gossip Girl - Isn't it nice to be mean? . cbj-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-12768-0
- You know exactly that you love me (You know you love me) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-570-12769-9
- Everything is not enough for me (All I want is everything) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-570-12771-0
- Let's talk about love (Because I'm worth it) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-570-12772-9
- As I like it (I like it like that) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-570-12852-0
- I prefer to live here and now (You're the one that I want) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-570-12853-9
- Never say never (Nobody does it better) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-570-12854-7
- Let's just stay enemies (Nothing can keep us together) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-570-12855-5
- Just dream on (Only in your dreams) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-13123-7
- We deserve it (Would I lie to you) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-13124-4
- Does he love me? Does he Love You? (Don't you forget about me) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-570-13125-4
- How everything began (It had to be you) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-16006-0
- There can only be one (The Carlyles # 1) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-16013-8
- Some just can't get enough
- Just take me
- Love your neighbor - and not just him!
- Old love, new lies
- How It All Began (Gossip Girl Prequel)
also the volumes of her series 'It Girl'
- Young, sexy and popular , (The It Girl 1) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-13120-6
- Famous and notorious , (The It Girl 2) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-13121-3
- Wild and dangerous , (The It Girl 3) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-570-13122-X
- Sweet, naive and scheming , (The It Girl 4) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-16014-5
- Rapid and irresistible , (The It Girl 5) cbj-Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-570-16015-7
swell
- ↑ Cecily von Ziegesar. Shelfari by Amazon , accessed November 14, 2013 .
- ^ The CW - Upfront Presentation 2007
Web links
- Literature by and about Cecily von Ziegesar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Cecily von Ziegesar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- www.gossipgirl.de - official German publisher website
- English review
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ziegesar, Cecily von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ziegesar, Cecily Brooke von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwalk, Connecticut |