Elizabeth Gilbert
American fiction and nonfiction author
Elizabeth Gilbert is an American author of fiction and nonfiction who wrote the memoir Eat, Pray, Love. Her book Big Magic is among our summaries.
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American Born 1969 in Waterbury, United States
About Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert was born on July 18, 1969, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She has written both fiction and nonfiction, including the story collection Pilgrims and the novel Stern Men. Pilgrims was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award. Published in 2002, The Last American Man reached the finals of both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love has been translated into more than thirty languages and was made into a 2010 film starring Julia Roberts. Her novel The Signature of All Things also appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and Time magazine placed her on its list of the world's 100 most influential people. She also gave a TED talk titled "Your Elusive Creative Genius". Her book Big Magic is available as a summary on BookBits.