Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini ( born November 17, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author. His books have a worldwide circulation of millions and have 33 million copies sold.

Life

Christopher Paolini was born on November 17, 1983 in Southern California, but grew up in Paradise Valley, Montana with his parents and his younger sister Angela on. He never attended a public school, but was taught by his parents. His love for fantasy moved him to the age of 15 to submit a story called Eragon; However, he never thought to publish them. When he gave the book to his parents to read after two years, these printed it in his own family Verlag ( Paolini International LLC ).

The following year, the Paolini attracted by the U.S. to make the book in schools, libraries and bookstores known. In the summer of 2002 discovered Carl Hiaasen, an American journalist and author, the book and made his publisher, Alfred Knopf 's attention. He purchased the rights to Eragon and on August 26, 2003, the first volume. The German translation was published on 22 April 2004. Volume two followed in Germany on 25 October 2005 and Volume Three on 25 October 2008. On 19 November 2011, the series is in the German language area of ​​the final fourth volume appeared. 2006 his first volume of 20th Century Fox entitled Eragon - filmed The Legacy of the Dragon Rider. The film received mostly mediocre reviews and corresponded in many points, not the book.

Works

  • Eragon - The Eragon (April 2004) - Orig: Eragon ( August 2003)
  • Eragon - The Eldest (October 2005) - Orig: Eldest (August 2005)
  • Eragon - Brisingr (October 2008) - Orig: Brisingr (September 2008)
  • Eragon - The Legacy of Power ( November 2011) - Orig: Inheritance (November 2011)
  • Eragon: All about the fantastic world of Alagaësia - Christopher Paolini and Susanne Evans ( Hardcover - October 25, 2010 )

Films

  • Eragon - The Eragon (2006) by 20th Century Fox
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