"Divergent" + Author Information
So, while I read pages 61-90 in "Divergent" this weekend, I wanted to learn more about the author, Veronica Roth, and what her life was all about. Well, I researched a lot on some reliable sources, and this is what I can say about her.
Veronica Roth was born in 1988, so she is about 25 years old, and she lived in Illinois. Her parents divorced when she was five, so her mother remarried Frank Ross. They all live near the Chicago area.
She is best known for her "Divergent" series. She studied at Carleton College and then Northwestern University to learn creative writing.
She later married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011, and they still resided in the Chicago area. That explains why Veronica's "Divergent" series is set in a fantasized version of Chicago.
Later on, in her college career, she wrote "Divergent" over Winter Break, and it immediately became a huge success internet-wise and publicly. She got multiple awards on GoodReads and Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. She later wrote two more books, "Insurgent" and "Allegiant." I will be reading those books later on, after I finish "Divergent" that is.
So that is my whole research over Veronica Roth, and if you guys wanna know more about this extraordinary person, you can go ahead and visit her blog. And you can also view her latest interview in the embedded video below.
Have fun exploring her life more with these resources!
I think it is important to know the background knowledge of an author because in my opinion it can effect how you read the novel. If you know what the author is like and stuff like that, then you can tell how you think you will read the novel and what kind of attitude you have towards it.
ReplyDeleteHi Anirudh! I love the way that you wrote this. I agree with Dylan Van Zandt Evers. It is super inmportant to know about the author beofre you read. I saw this movie and loved it and heard nothing but great reviews about the book. Hope you enjoy reading :)
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