Birth:
Audrey Niffenegger was born June 13, 1963 in South Haven, Michigan.
Audrey Niffenegger's Background:
Audrey Niffenegger grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois. She teaches writing, letterpress printing, lithography, intaglio, and book making at the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts as well, and she teaches printmaking at the North Shore Art League.
Audrey Niffenegger's Writing:
In 2003, Niffenegger's debut novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, became an instant bestseller. The Time Traveler's Wife is the compelling tale of Henry DeTamble, a man afflicted with a genetic disorder which causes him to slip sporadically through time, without warning and naked. It is also the story of Clare Abshire, the woman who loves him.
Niffenegger is also the author and illustrator of The Three Incestuous Sisters (2005), a sparse and spooky graphic novel with artwork reminiscent of Edward Gorey.
Niffenegger is also the author and illustrator of The Three Incestuous Sisters (2005), a sparse and spooky graphic novel with artwork reminiscent of Edward Gorey.
In September 2009, Niffenegger published Her Fearful Symmetry, a novel about Julia and Valentina, two American twin teenagers who are bequeathed their Aunt's London apartment which borders a cemetery. Without other attachments, the girls move to their Aunt's flat, where they discover their neighbors and much more.
Books by Audrey Niffenegger:
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2003)
- The Three Incestuous Sisters (2005)
- Her Fearful Symmetry (2009)
