Marie Lu

Berry Marie Lu

Lu in 2014.
Born Xiwei Lu
(1984-07-11) July 11, 1984
Wuxi, China
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Ethnicity Chinese
Period 2011–present
Genre Young-adult fiction
Literary movement Dystopian fiction, Young-adult fiction
Notable works Legend (2011), Prodigy (2013), Champion (2014), The Young Elites (2014), The Rose Society (2015)
Website
www.marielu.org

Marie Lu (born Xiwei Lu) is an American young adult author. She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future. The novels form the basis of a movie to be produced by CBS Films[1] and directed by Jonathan Levine.[2]

Early life

Tiananmen Square Protest

Marie Lu came to the United States when she was 5 years old, during the time of the Tiananmen Square Protest. Before arriving to the U.S., she remembers sucking on a popsicle and observing the people as they gathered around to protest.[3]

Background and education

Lu was born in 1984, in Wuxi, China.[4][5] By the age of 5, she and her family moved to the United States in Georgia in 1989.[6] She attended the University of Southern California and interned at Disney Interactive Studios.[1] Before writing her first book, Lu worked as an art designer for the video game industry.[7]

Personal life

Marie Lu is currently living in Pasadena, California. She has pushed art designing aside to have more time for her writing.[8]

Critical reception

Writing in The New York Times, critic and author Ridley Pearson wrote of Legend, "Overpackaged, overhyped first novels are done a disservice by their publishers, with untested authors expected somehow to justify all the gloss and glitter of a full-bore prepublication promotional blitz. Too many just don't merit the attention. I could only stand up and cheer, therefore, for Marie Lu’s 'Legend.' A fine example of commercial fiction with razor-sharp plotting, depth of character and emotional arc, 'Legend' doesn’t merely survive the hype, it deserves it."[9]

Advice

Marie Lu's advice to aspiring writers is not being afraid of writing something bad. She recommends finishing something and then going back to it.[10]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 De Groot, Kate (December 19, 2011). "Fall 2011 Flying Starts: Marie Lu". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Levine Tapped to Direct CBS Films' 'Legend'". The Hollywood Reporter. May 12, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Novelist Marie Lu | Interviews | Tavis Smiley | PBS". Tavis Smiley | PBS. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ Lu, Marie. "Marie Lu (Author of Legend)". Goodreads. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prodigy: A Legend Novel Audiobook". The Audiobook Store. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marie Lu - About". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Scribner, Sara (January 24, 2013). "In 'Prodigy,' Marie Lu burnishes her 'Legend' series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Marie Lu - About". marielu.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  9. ↑ Pearson, Ridley (December 4, 2011). "Post-Apocalyptic Teenagers in Love". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Marie Lu, author of LEGEND and THE YOUNG ELITES, at Book Expo America 2015!". Youtube.

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