Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory ( born January 9, 1954 in Nairobi ) is an English writer.

Life

Philippa Gregory was born in Kenya, but moved to England with her parents. After her journalistic training, she worked as a reporter for " Portsmouth News", as well as a journalist and producer for BBC radio. At the University of Sussex, she studied history and received his doctorate at the University of Edinburgh in the subject " literature of the 18th century". Shortly thereafter, she wrote, as the beginning of a trilogy, her first novel "Embers ", which was published in 1987. In addition to other historical novels Philippa Gregory writes short stories and children's books.

" The Other Boleyn Girl ", the first novel of the Tudor series, was implemented in 2003 as a TV movie for the BBC. The main roles Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May and Jared Harris were seen. The same novel was filmed in 2006 as a movie starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana in the lead roles.

In addition to her work as a writer Philippa Gregory writes short stories and book reviews for newspapers and magazines. She also works as a historical consultant in the field of " House of Tudor " for the British commercial station Channel 4

Works

Ember trilogy:

  • Wideacre. 1987, ISBN 0-00-651461-8. Translation ( Günther Panske ): The embers. 1988, 2nd edition. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-7466-1936- X.
  • Also: The glow of passion. German Book Club, 1989
  • Translation ( Angelika Bardeleben ): The Dream Collector. Goldmann, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-442-42355-4.
  • Translation (Eva L. Wahser ): Meridon. Goldmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-42414-3.

Tudor series:

  • The Other Boleyn Girl. 2001, Scribner, ISBN 0-7394-2711-3. Translation ( Ulrike Seeberger ): The Other Boleyn Girl. 2004, Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-7466-2375-7.
  • Translation (Barbara Först ): The Fool. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-92266-6.
  • Translation (Barbara Först ): The lover of the queen. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-92293-2.
  • Translation: The eternal princess. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch- Gladbach 2010, ISBN 978-3-404-16469-1.
  • Translation: The legacy of the queen. Bastion - Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2010, ISBN 978-3-404-16389-2.

The Cousin War:

  • The White Queen. Touchstone, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4165-6368-6. Translation: The queen of the white rose. rororo, 2011 ISBN 978-3-499-25484-0.
  • Translation: The Throne of the Red Queen. rororo, 2011 ISBN 978-3-499-25672-1.
  • Translation: The mother of the queen. rororo, 2012, ISBN 978-3-499-25673-8.

Earthly Joys:

  • Earthly Joys. 1998, Harper Collins, 2006 ISBN 0-00-722847-3. Translation ( Justine Hubert ): Earthly Delights. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-7466-1906-8.
  • Translation ( Justine Hubert ): The Lord of the roses. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-7466-1956-4.

Individual works:

  • Respectable Trade. 1995, Harper Collins, 1998, ISBN 0-00-647337-7. Translation ( Justine Hubert ): The color of love. 1999, Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-7466-1699-9.
  • Translation ( Dinka Mrkowatschki ): The wise woman. 1992, Del Rey, 2000, ISBN 3-442-35300-9.
  • Translation ( Ulrike Seeberger ): The daughter in law. Aufbau Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7466-2348-1.
  • Translation ( Ulrike Seeberger ): The lies women. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-7466-1834-7.

Short stories:

  • Bread and Chocolate. Harper Collins, 2000, ISBN 0-00-225761-0.

Children's books:

  • Princess Flori Zella. Puffin Books, 1989, ISBN 0-14-032657- X.
  • Flori Zella and the Wolves. Walker Books, 1991, ISBN 0-7445-1933-0.
  • Flori Zella and the Giant. Walker Books, 2000, ISBN 0-7445-7258-4.
  • Pirate Story: A Tale of the High Seas. Little Hippo, 1999, ISBN 0-590-11416-6.
  • The Little Pet Dragon. Young Hippo, 1994, ISBN 0-590-55784- X.
  • Diggory and the Boa Conductor. Young Hippo, 1996, ISBN 0-590-55950-8.
  • Changeling ( series: Order of Darkness, Book 1) U.S. edition: Simon Pulse, New York 2012, UK edition: Simon & Schuster, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-4424-5344-9.
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