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Occupation
  
Novelist

Name
  
Diane Setterfield

Nationality
  
British

Role
  
Author


Period
  
2006–present

Education
  
University of Bristol

Genre
  
Gothic, Suspense

Nominations
  
Dilys Award

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Born
  
22 August 1964 (age 59) (
1964-08-22
)

Awards
  
Quill Award for Debut author of the year

Books
  
The Thirteenth Tale, Bellman & Black: A Ghost Story, Bellman & Black, The Princess and the P, O DECIMO TERCEIRO CONTO

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Diane Setterfield (born 22 August 1964) is a British author whose 2006 debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, became a New York Times No. 1 best-seller. It is written in the Gothic tradition, with echoes of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Her debut novel was turned into a television film.

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Before writing, Setterfield studied French Literature at The University of Bristol. Setterfield's PhD is on autobiographical structures in André Gide's early fiction. Setterfield taught at numerous schools as well as privately before leaving academia in the late 1990s. The Thirteenth Tale has been acquired by David Heyman at Heyday Films. It has been adapted for television by Christopher Hampton. It was shown on BBC2 in December 2013 and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman. Diane Setterfield's new novel, Bellman & Black, was published in the autumn of 2013 by Emily Bestler Books/Atria in the United States and by Orion in the UK. Diane Setterfield currently lives in Oxford, England.

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Novels

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  • The Thirteenth Tale (2006)
  • Bellman & Black (2013)

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    References

    Diane Setterfield Wikipedia