Occupation Novelist Genre Young-adult fiction Nationality American Name Marie Lu | Ethnicity Chinese Role Author Period 2011–present | |
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Born Xiwei Lu
July 11, 1984 (age 39)
San Diego, California ( 1984-07-11 ) Notable works Legend (2011), Prodigy (2013), Champion (2013), The Young Elites (2014) Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Goodreads Author Literary movement Utopian and dystopian fiction, Young-adult fiction Books Legend, Prodigy, The Young Elites, Champion: A Legend Novel, The Rose Society Profiles | ||
Prodigy marie lu penguin books booktrailer
Marie Lu (born Xiwei Lu) is an American young adult author. She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future. The novels form the basis of a movie to be produced by CBS Films.
Contents
- Prodigy marie lu penguin books booktrailer
- Interview with marie lu author of legend and the young elites at book expo america 2015
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Legend Series
- The Young Elites series
- Warcross series
- Other
- References
Interview with marie lu author of legend and the young elites at book expo america 2015
Early life
Lu was born in 1984 in Wuxi, China, and later moved to Beijing. In 1989, she and her family moved to the United States in Texas when she was five years old, during the Tiananmen Square Protest. She attended the University of Southern California and interned at Disney Interactive Studios.
Career
Before writing her first book, Lu worked as an art designer for the video game industry.
Writing in The New York Times, critic and author Ridley Pearson wrote of Legend, "Overpackaged, overhyped first novels are done a disservice by their publishers, with untested authors expected somehow to justify all the gloss and glitter of a full-bore prepublication promotional blitz. Too many just don't merit the attention. I could only stand up and cheer, therefore, for Marie Lu’s 'Legend.' A fine example of commercial fiction with razor-sharp plotting, depth of character and emotional arc, 'Legend' doesn’t merely survive the hype, it deserves it."
Personal life
Marie Lu is currently living in Los Angeles, California.