Adam Davies (author)
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Adam Davies is an American
author
born in Louisville, KY and currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
Adam Davies first appeared in print with the The Frog King in 2002, and followed with Goodbye Lemon (2006), and Mine All Mine (2008). The Frog King has been adapted to film
, starring actor
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
and scheduled for release in 2011. Mine All Mine has also been purchased for film, with Davies scheduled to provide the screenplay
.
Adam's non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times and he has made many appearances on radio and television programs, including NPR and A&E Channel's Breakfast with the Arts. His books are translated and in print around the world in places such as Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Thailand, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and generally throughout Europe. He has also worked as a book editor at Random House, as a college professor, and as an instructor of karate.
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born in Louisville, KY and currently resides in San Francisco, CA.
Adam Davies first appeared in print with the The Frog King in 2002, and followed with Goodbye Lemon (2006), and Mine All Mine (2008). The Frog King has been adapted to film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, starring actor
Actor
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films....
and scheduled for release in 2011. Mine All Mine has also been purchased for film, with Davies scheduled to provide the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
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Adam's non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times and he has made many appearances on radio and television programs, including NPR and A&E Channel's Breakfast with the Arts. His books are translated and in print around the world in places such as Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Thailand, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and generally throughout Europe. He has also worked as a book editor at Random House, as a college professor, and as an instructor of karate.
Novels
- The Frog KingThe Frog King (2002 novel)The Frog King is a novel by Adam Davies, published in 2002. It was his first published effort.-Plot summary:Harry Driscoll is an editorial assistant living in New York. He works for a major publishing house but is failing to make an impression by not taking his job seriously and constantly arriving...
, ISBN 1-57322-938-5 - Goodbye Lemon, Riverhead Trade; 1 edition (August 1, 2006), ISBN 1-59448-071-0
- Mine All Mine, Riverhead Trade; 1 edition (August 5, 2008), ISBN 1-59448-314-0