WRITER

Alice Sebold

1963 - Today

Alice Sebold

Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American author. She is known for her novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon, and a memoir, Lucky. The Lovely Bones was on The New York Times Best Seller list and was adapted into a film by the same name in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alice Sebold has received more than 1,432,440 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Alice Sebold is the 6,509th most popular writer (down from 5,586th in 2019), the 12,372nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,736th in 2019) and the 905th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

1.4M
Page Views (PV)
40.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Almost Moon

2007

The lovely bones

Murder, Psychological fiction, Teenage girls

This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. The Lovely Bones is such a book - a phenomenal #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, its luminous clarity of emotion, and its astoniishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world."My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on eath continue without her - her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable traged and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy"A stunning achievement." -The New Yorker"Deeply affecting. . . . A keenly observed portrait of familial love and how it endures and changes over time." -New York Times"A triumphant novel. . . . It's a knockout." -Time"Destined to become a classic in the vein of To Kill a Mockingbird. . . . I loved it." -Anna Quindlen"A novel that is painfully fine and accomplished." -Los Angeles Times"The Lovely Bones seems to be saying there are more important things in life on earth than retribution. Like forgiveness, like love." -Chicago Tribune

2002

Desde mi cielo

2008

Lucky

Victimes de viol, Cas, Études de, Rape

In this memoir, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was transformed when at age 18 she was raped and beaten in a park near her college campus

1999

The Lovely bones

After being tricked,raped and murdered 14 year old Susie Salmon watches from heaven how her friends are exchanging rumours about her disappearance, her grief stricken family is trying to move on and how her killer is trying to cover his tracks.

2009