Jay Asher is a popular American writer. His books mainly include novels for teenagers. Jay is known not only in his homeland, but all over the world.
Biography
American writer Jay Asher was born in Arcadia. It is a city located in the state of California, USA. Escher was born on September 30, 1975. His parents from childhood encouraged all his interests. Whatever Jay did, from music to literature, he always received the support of his family. Escher got his first writing experience while he was in high school. Then he was educated at the college in San Luis Obispo. At first, Jay was going to become a school teacher in elementary grades.
Escher then attended California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo. Before graduation, he had a year of study, but Jay made a choice in favor of a career as a writer. To create, Escher was ready to work as both a salesman and a librarian.
As for the personal life of the writer, he has a wife who lives with him in California. The writer's wedding took place on September 7, 2002. The Escher family has three children named Isaiah, Henry and Gabriel. Jay's wife is Joan Marie. Asher is a fan of the acclaimed TV series How I Met Your Mother. He admits that his favorite show influenced his work in many ways.
Career
Jay Asher has published 4 books, namely Thirteen Reasons Why, Our Future, co-authored with Carolyn Macler, Your Bright Light and Piper. In addition, the writer has published several picture books. His works have received various awards, such as five stars from the Teen Book Review. His talent was also noted by his colleagues. Jay Asher's work was praised by writers such as Ellen Hopkins, Sherman Alexi, Chris Crutcher and Gordon Corman.
In February 2018, there was a scandal involving Jay Asher. The Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators announced his expulsion due to allegations of sexual harassment. The writer contested the charges and said that the expulsion from society was voluntary.
Bibliography
The most famous novel of the writer is "Thirteen Reasons Why". Its original name is Thirteen Reasons Why. Jay Asher wrote this book in 2007. The novel tells about the sad story of a schoolgirl. Due to the betrayal of the people he considered her friends, due to bullying, she decided to commit suicide. Before her death, the girl recorded 13 audio stories with reasons for suicide. She sent them to a friend.
Thirteen Reasons Why has won numerous awards. The paper edition was ranked # 1 by The New York Times in the summer of 2011. The story, invented by Jay Asher, impressed readers and critics so much that it was filmed. In the spring of 2017, the TV series of the same name was released on the Netflix channel. It received many positive reviews from film critics. This drama series was directed by Brian York. Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentin, Miles Heizer, Ross Butler, Devin Druid, Amy Hargreaves, Derek Luke and Kate Walsh starred in Thirteen Reasons Why. The famous Selena Gomez became the executive producer of the series.
The book "Our Future" was published in 2011. It is about teenagers Josh and Emma, whose friendship was upset due to a misunderstanding. According to the plot of the novel back in 1996, Josh assists Emma in setting up the Internet. Thanks to the AOL software disc received in the mail, teens see the social network Facebook 7 years before it was launched. Thanks to this virtual leap into the future, teenagers can see themselves in 15 years, follow the status updates and friends lists. They get a unique opportunity to influence their destiny.
Jay Escher's co-author, Carolyn Macler, was born on July 13, 1973. She has written 9 novels. Carolyn's books are popular in the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel and Indonesia. The broker writes for magazines such as Storyworks, Glamor, Girl's Life, and American Girl.
In Russian, the novel was published in translation by F. Gomonova. Previously, she worked on such books as “Zeroi. Trilogy "," Inhuman "," Zeroi 2. Swarm "," Artemis "," Aliens. Beetle Hunt "and" Charmed ". Among the authors whose novels were published thanks to her, Westerfeld Scott, Falls Cat, Weyer Andy, Abnett Dan, Martin George R. R. and Noelle Alison. Basically, Gomonova works on translations of fantastic and romantic books.
The book "Your Bright Light" was published in 2016. In some publications, the title is translated as "Magic Light". It tells the story of a Sierra girl. Her family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. Every year before Christmas, Sierra and her parents move to California to prepare a Christmas tree party. Another character in the book, Caleb, lives in California. His life is complicated by the burden of the past. Several years ago, Caleb stumbled, and now he is paying the price for his stupid mistake. Getting to know the Sierra is like a chance for salvation for Caleb. The Sierra sees in him a light that is invisible to other people. Zmeeva Yu. Yu., Who is known for her works on books by such writers as Gilbert Elizabeth and Fletcher Tom, worked on the translation of the novel into Russian.
The novel "Piper" was released in 2017. Jay Asher wrote it with Jessica Friborg. It is a graphic novel that contains illustrations by Jeff Stokely.
