Jay Asher
Jay Asher (born September 30, 1975 in Arcadia , California ) is an American writer .
Life
Jay Asher grew up in a family that has fostered his interests in guitar playing and writing. After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School, he moved directly to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo . Here he began a teacher training course and wrote his first children's books in a literature seminar.
A year before graduating, he left university to pursue his writing career. Asher worked in a variety of professions, including a shoe seller, librarian, and bookseller. Much of the experience Asher made during this time is incorporated into his writing.
During an audio tour of a museum, Asher got the idea for his first youth novel. It was released in 2007 in the USA under the title Thirteen Reasons Why . For over a year, the novel was on the New York Times bestseller lists for children's and youth literature . More than 750,000 copies were sold in the USA alone, and publishers in 31 countries have now secured the rights to the book.
The German translation was published in October 2009 under the title Dead Girls Don't Lie . The novel is about a young girl who feels isolated , loses all confidence and decides to go to death - but not without documenting the signals that have given this suicide . In 2017, the television series of the same name based on the novel was published.
In May 2017 Asher released his music album "Honestly".
In February 2018 it was announced that Asher had been expelled from the Society of Children's Book Writers in 2017 after allegations of sexual harassment. However, Asher told BuzzFeed that he left the association voluntarily. Before he left, he was assured that there was nothing against him.
Jay Asher has been married since 2002 and has a son with his wife. He lives in California with his family.
Works
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Thirteen Reasons Why. Razorbill, New York 2007, ISBN 9781595141880
- Übers. Knut Krüger: Dead girls don't lie. cbt Carl Bertelsmann Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3570160206
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The future of us. Razorbill, New York 2011, ISBN 9781595144911
- Übers. Knut Krüger: Both of us, at some point. Together with Carolyn Mackler. cbt, Munich 2012, ISBN 9783570161517
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What Light. Razorbill, New York 2016, ISBN 9781595145512
- Übers. Karen Gerwig: Your glow. cbt, Munich 2016, ISBN 9783570164792
Web links
- Literature by and about Jay Asher in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jay Asher in conversation with Family World, September 14, 2012
- Author's homepage Jay Asher
- What drives young girls to their death? FAZ , March 20, 2009
- Interview with Jay Asher
- Jay Asher at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jay Asher excluded from the US Writers' Association , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, February 12, 2018, accessed on February 13, 2018
- ↑ Referred to children's book author Jay Asher from the Writers' Association. In: www.faz.net. February 13, 2018, accessed February 17, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asher, Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author of young books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arcadia , California |