Diane Setterfield (born 22 August 1964) is an English author whose 2006 debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, became a New York Times No. 1 best-seller.[1] Setterfield won the 2007 Quill Award, debut author of the year, for the novel. It is written in the Gothic tradition, with echoes of Brontë sisters' Jane Eyre (1847) and Wuthering Heights (1847).
Diane Setterfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1964 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Gothic, Suspense |
The rights were acquired by David Heyman at Heyday Films and the novel was adapted for television by Christopher Hampton.[2] Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman, and Sophie Turner, The Thirteenth Tale was televised on BBC Two in December 2013.[3]
Diane Setterfield's second novel, Bellman & Black, was published in 2013 by Emily Bestler Books/Atria in the United States and by Orion in the UK.[4][5] Her third novel, Once Upon a River, was published in 2018.
Before writing, Setterfield studied French literature at the University of Bristol, earning a bachelor of arts in 1986 and a PhD in 1993.[6] Setterfield's PhD is on "autobiographical structures in André Gide's early fiction."[7] Setterfield taught at schools as well as privately before leaving teaching in the late 1990s.[8]
Setterfield grew up in Theale, Berkshire.[9] She lives in Oxford, England.[10]
Awards edit
- Quill Award (2007) for The Thirteenth Tale
Novels edit
- The Thirteenth Tale (2006)
- Bellman & Black (2013)
- Once Upon a River (2018)[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "BEST SELLERS: October 8, 2006". The New York Times. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
- ^ "Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman to Star in BBC Drama 'The Thirteenth Tale'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ The Thirteenth Tale, retrieved 25 November 2018
- ^ Setterfield, Diane (10 June 2014). Bellman & Black. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781476711997.
- ^ Setterfield, Diane (19 July 2018). Diane Setterfield - Bellman & Black - Orion Publishing Group. Orion. ISBN 9781409128069.
- ^ Bristol, University of. "2006: Three graduates | News | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Diane Setterfield. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive interview with Diane Setterfield". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Greengrass, Martha (28 January 2019). "The Interview: Diane Setterfield on Once Upon a River". Waterstones. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Diane Setterfield". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Review of Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield". Publishers Weekly. 8 October 2018.
- ^ Morton, Ellen (5 December 2018). "An enigmatic child sends a small town on a search for answers (review of Once Upon a River)". The Washington Post.
External links edit
- "Diane Setterfield: Official website of Diane Setterfield". Diane Setterfield.
- Biography at Book Browse