Name Jesse Andrews | Role Novelist | |
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Books Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Movies Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Nominations Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Profiles | ||
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Jesse Andrews (born September 15, 1982) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Contents
- Dp 30 me earl the dying girl jesse andrews alfonso gomez rejon
- Interview with jesse andrews author of me and earl and the dying girl
- Novels
- Background
- References
Interview with jesse andrews author of me and earl and the dying girl
Novels
His début novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, was published by Harry Abrams in 2012 and won that year's Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction. He also wrote the feature-film adaptation of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and produced by Indian Paintbrush. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Audience Award (U.S. - Dramatic) and the Grand Jury Prize (U.S. - Dramatic).
He wrote a second book, The Haters published by Amulet books, in April 2016. He said that he was inspired by his own experience with road-travelling bands.[1]
Background
Andrews was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of both Schenley High School and Harvard University.
He learned Jazz in high school.
He is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.