James Frey ( born September 12, 1969) is an American novelist , author of the novels A Million Little Pieces (2003), My Friend Leonard (2005), Bright Shiny Morning (2008) and the Lorien Saga series, founder and Head of Full Fathom Five [5] .
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| James christopher frey | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleveland , USA |
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| Occupation | , , , , , |
| Years of creativity | 2003 - present |
| Genre | novel |
| Language of Works | English |
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Career
Frey is a screenwriter for the films " Kissing For Fun " and Sugar: The Fall of the West [6] . In 2003, he published the novel Million Little Pieces, which Amazon.com chose as the best book of the year. [7]
In 2004, J. Frey wrote “To My Friend Leonard,” which became a continuation of “A Million Little Pieces,” the plot of which focused on the relationship between father and son. My Friend Leonard was published in June 2005 and has become a bestseller. His most recent novel, Bright Sunny Morning, has been released at HarperCollins. Frey's books have been translated into thirty-one languages. [8] [9]
"Bright Shiny Morning" (Bright Shiny Morning, 2008) entered the list of best sellers according to The New York Times , but received mixed reviews. The New York Times gave the book an enthusiastic review. [10] The New Yorker described the novel as “banal.” [11]
At the end of 2018, James Frey became the winner of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award, established by The Literary Review magazine, receiving an award for the worst erotic scene. Thus, the jury noted his novel "Katerina", coming to the conclusion that there are too many long dubious erotic passages in the description of the heroes sex scene [12] .
Full Fathom Five
In 2009, Frey founded Full Fathom Five , a new book publisher focused on teenagers, whose goal was to create commercial Twilight- type book novels. In November 2010, a scandal broke out revealing the details of the removal of co-author Frey Joby Hughes from the creation of the Lorien Saga. A New York Magazine article , James Frey's Fiction Factory, revealed some details about Frey's company. In the article, Frey is accused of abusing and using cheap labor to mass-produce books for teenagers [13] [14] .
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 12879884X // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Internet Speculative Fiction Database - 1995.
- ↑ NooSFere
- ↑ LIBRIS - 2014.
- ↑ As CEO of Full Fathom Five, Frey reupped his UCP deal and sold projects to E !, Syfy and NBC , The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ Sugar: The Fall of the West at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Barnes & Noble.com - Books: A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey, Paperback A Million Little Pieces became a bestseller, ultimately selling in excess of 4.5 million copies. In September 2005, Oprah Winfrey chose A Million Little Pieces for her monthly book club.
- ↑ 'Million Little Pieces' author writing a novel , MSNBC (September 12, 2007).
- ↑ Motoko, Rich . Book Deal for Writer Who Fabricated Parts of Memoir , The New York Times (September 13, 2007).
- ↑ Maslin, Janet; "Little Pieces of Los Angeles, Done His Way"; nytimes.com; May 12, 2008.
- ↑ listing for Bright Shiny Morning . Amazon.com Date of treatment May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Sian Cain. James Frey wins bad sex in fiction award for 'dubious' Katerina the Guardian (December 3, 2018). Date of treatment December 4, 2018.
- ↑ Mozes, Suzanne Inside Full Fathom Five, James Frey's Young-Adult-Novel Assembly Line . New York (November 12, 2010). Date of treatment June 18, 2011.
- ↑ Read the Brutal Contract from James Frey's Fiction Factory - Daily Intel . New York Date of treatment June 18, 2011.
Links
- James Frey's Website and Blog
- James Frey on the Internet Movie Database
- Theodora & Callum Interview
- Transcript of January 11, 2006 interview with Larry King regarding the controversy over A Million Little Pieces
- Full transcript of Oprah / Frey interview held after controversy became public. Retrieved on 16-12-2009.
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