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Lauren WeisbergerAmerican writer
Date of Birth: 28.03.1977
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Lauren Weisberger
Lauren Weisberger is an American writer and the author of the bestselling novel "The Devil Wears Prada," which was published in 2003. The novel is based on her own experiences working as an assistant to the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour. Weisberger currently resides in New York City.
Early Life
Lauren Weisberger was born on March 28, 1977, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a school teacher and her father initially managed a department store before becoming a mortgage broker. Raised in a conservative Jewish household, Weisberger later adopted Reform Judaism. As a teenager, she lived for a time in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a small town near Scranton. When she was 11 years old, her parents divorced, and Weisberger, along with her younger sister Dana, who was under the care of their mother, moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from high school in Parkland, near Allentown, in 1995. During her school years, Weisberger was an active student, participating in sports and various competitions and events.
Education and Travels
After high school, Weisberger attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she specialized in English language and joined the women's student society, Alpha Epsilon Phi. She completed her university degree in 1999. Following her graduation, Weisberger embarked on a world tour, visiting Europe, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Thailand, India, Nepal, and Hong Kong. Upon her return, she relocated to Manhattan and landed a job as an assistant to Anna Wintour at Vogue.
Writing Career
Weisberger worked at Vogue for ten months before leaving the magazine with editor Richard Story. While she claimed to have felt out of place there, the managing editor, Laurie Jones, described Weisberger as a happy and kind woman. After leaving the fashion magazine, Weisberger wrote 100-word reviews for Departures Magazine, a publication exclusive to American Express Platinum and Black cardholders, before completing her first novel. In 2004, she also published an article in Playboy magazine.
Weisberger found success while working as an assistant editor at Departures Magazine. When she expressed her interest in writing to her supervisor, Richard Story, he referred her to his longtime respected friend, Charles Salzberg. She began writing the story of her time at Vogue, aiming to complete at least fifteen pages every two weeks. When Weisberger finally showed her manuscript to agents, it was sold within two weeks. Her first novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," was published in 2003 and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for six months. The character of Miranda Priestly, the demanding and tough boss of the book's protagonist, was inspired by Anna Wintour from Vogue (in the book, the magazine is called "Podium"), and the fictional publishing house "Elias-Clark" mirrors the atmosphere of the real-life publisher, Condé Nast. The novel was adapted into a film in 2006, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. It is worth noting that the film differs significantly from the book due to the efforts of the screenwriters.
Weisberger's second novel, "Everyone Worth Knowing," also set in the world of New York glamour, was published in the fall of 2005. Although it received generally unfavorable reviews, the author was paid one million dollars for the book, even though it did not stay on the bestseller list for more than two weeks. In May 2008, her third novel, "Chasing Harry Winston," was published, and in September, Universal Pictures acquired the rights for its adaptation. Lastly, as of August 2010, Weisberger's latest book, "Last Night at Chateau Marmont," was released. The novel debuted at number nine on the New York Times bestseller list on September 5, 2010.
