Jonathan Tropper
Jonathan Tropper (born February 19, 1970 in New York City ) is an American writer and screenwriter .
Life
Tropper studied literature and literary writing at New York University . Today he lives with his wife and three children in Westchester in the State of New York . He works full-time as a writer and gives writing seminars at the university. He has published six novels so far , all of which have been translated into German. In 2014 he adapted his novel of the same name from 2009 for the film Seven Damn Long Days .
Along with David Schickler he is one of the creators of Cinemax - action series Banshee - Small Town. Big Secrets. He writes screenplays and acts as executive producer for the series, which has been broadcast since January 2013 .
Works
- Plan B , 2000; dt .: Time for Plan B . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2001; Knaur, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-50694-3
- The Book of Joe , 2004; German: The city enemy No. 1 . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2005, ISBN 3-404-15267-0
- Everything Changes , 2005; German: Revealed . Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-404-15528-9
- How To Talk To A Widower , 2007; dt .: My almost perfect life . Knaur, Munich 2007; ibid. 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-63742-5
- This Is Where I Leave You , 2009; German: Seven damn long days . Knaur, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-66273-1
- One Last Thing Before I Go , 2012; dt .: The sound of my life . Droemer / Knaur, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-426-28120-8
Film adaptations
- This Is Where I Leave You , 2014; German: Seven Damn Long Days , directed by Shawn Levy , with Jason Bateman , Tina Fey , Adam Driver and Jane Fonda .
Web links
- Jonathan Troppers website (English)
- Jonathan Tropper in theInternet Movie Database(English)
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SURNAME | Tropper, Jonathan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American novelist and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th February 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |