Tracy Chevalier
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Tracy Chevalier was born on October 19, 1962 in Washington, D.C. After receiving a B.A. in English from Oberlin College, she moved to England in 1984 where she worked several years as a reference book editor. Leaving her job in 1993, she began a year-long M.A in creative writing at the University mehr anzeigen of East Anglia. She is the author of several novels including The Virgin Blue, Burning Bright, Remarkable Creatures, and The Last Runaway. Her novel Girl with a Pearl Earring was made into a film starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Chevalier, Tracy
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Chevalier, Tracy Rose
- Geburtstag
- 1962-10-19
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Wohnorte
- Washington, D.C., USA
London, England, UK (current) - Ausbildung
- Oberlin College (B.A. ∙ 1984)
University of East Anglia (M.A. ∙ 1994)
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School - Berufe
- historical novelist
reference book editor - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (2008)
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- Jonny Geller (Curtis Brown)
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- Tracy Chevalier (born October 1962 in Washington, DC) is a bestselling historical novelist. She lives in London with her husband and son.
Chevalier was raised in Washington, D.C and graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. After receiving her B.A. in English from Oberlin College, she moved to England in 1984 where she worked several years as a reference book editor. Leaving her job in 1993, she began a year-long M.A in creative writing at the University of East Anglia.
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Delft, 1664. Die junge Magd Griet wird in den Haushalt des holländischen Malers Johannes Vermeer gegeben und avanciert schnell zur Schülerin und Muse des Malers. Sie zeigt eine scheue, in Andeutungen belassene Zuneigung zu dem Künstler, dem sie schliesslich Modell sitzt, was für Schikanen seitens Vermeers eifersüchtiger Gattin sorgt. Als der Maler das junge Mädchen bittet, den Perlenohrring seiner Frau für ein Porträt anzulegen, löst er eine Katastrophe aus, die Griets Zukunft bedroht.… (mehr)