Audrey Niffenegger
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June 13, 1963
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South Haven, Michigan, The United States
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Literature & Fiction
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about this author
Audrey Niffenegger (born June 13, 1963 in South Haven, Michigan) is a writer and artist. She is also a professor in the Interdisciplinary Book Arts MFA Program at the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts.
Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (2003), was a national bestseller. The Time Traveler's Wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time-travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his constant absence. The film version is due for release in 2008.
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.04 — 111,655 ratings — published 2003 61 editions |
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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.47 — 975 ratings — published 2009 20 editions |
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The Three Incestuous Sisters: An Illustrated Novel by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.37 — 689 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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The Adventuress by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.30 — 202 ratings — published 2006 3 editions |
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The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2010 |
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De toute éternité by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author), Jean-Pascal Bernard, Nathalie Besse avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004 |
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Audrey Niffenegger at Talking Volumes
Author appearance, November 18, 2009 04:00PM
Talking Volumes, Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, MN, The United States
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Author appearance, November 18, 2009 04:00PM
Talking Volumes, Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul, MN, The United States
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Audrey Niffenegger at Writers On Record
Author appearance, November 19, 2009 03:00PM
Writers On Record, Harold Washington Library, Chicago, IL, The United States
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Author appearance, November 19, 2009 03:00PM
Writers On Record, Harold Washington Library, Chicago, IL, The United States
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Audrey Niffenegger at Printworks
Author appearance, December 09, 2009 09:00PM
Printworks, 311 W. Superior St., Suite 105, Chicago, IL, The United States
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Author appearance, December 09, 2009 09:00PM
Printworks, 311 W. Superior St., Suite 105, Chicago, IL, The United States
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October 2009,
Audrey Niffenegger
"I am not naturally given to the romantic or the lighthearted. I realized when I was about halfway into Time Traveler that it was so dark and so bleak that no one would read it. So I had to get in there and start balancing that." ...More
"I am not naturally given to the romantic or the lighthearted. I realized when I was about halfway into Time Traveler that it was so dark and so bleak that no one would read it. So I had to get in there and start balancing that." ...More
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"We laugh and laugh, and nothing can ever be sad, no one can be lost, or dead, or far away: right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment."
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
"It’s dark now and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing."
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
"There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love."
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
— Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
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TNBBC Presents-- Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A
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Welcome to the Audrey Niffenegger Author Q&A session. TNBBC, together with Michael and Amanda from Regal Literary, are hosting a question and answer s...more
