Zoë Heller
Zoë Heller (born July 7, 1965 in London ) is a British journalist and writer.
biography
Heller was born in north London in 1965 as the youngest of four children of the German-Jewish refugee Lukas Heller , who made a name for himself as a screenwriter. After studying English at the University of Oxford in Great Britain and Columbia University in the United States, she embarked on a career as a journalist. She initially wrote book reviews for various daily newspapers, later worked as a columnist for The Independent and finally came to the Daily Telegraph after a four-year job at the Sunday Times , where she has worked as a columnist ever since. In 2002 she was voted "Columnist of the Year" for her services.
In addition to her work as a journalist, Heller published her first novel Everything You Know in 1999 , followed by What Was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal (2003), which was made into a film with Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett in 2006 , and The Believers in 2007.
In 2007, Heller married screenwriter and producer Lawrence Konner , with whom they had two daughters. However, the couple split in 2010.
Works
- 1999: Everything You Know
- 2003: What Was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal ( diary of a seduction ) or ( diary of a scandal )
- 2007: The Believers
Web links
- Literature by and about Zoë Heller in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3113876.stm (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Teacher-pupil affairs: That's not the real scandal. In: Standard. January 22, 2007, accessed July 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Notes on a Scandal author Zoë Heller 'leaves her Hollywood screenwriter husband'. In: Telegraph. December 12, 2010, accessed July 31, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heller, Zoë |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |