Jeanne DuPrau | |
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Born |
San Francisco, California |
June 9, 1944
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | The Books of Ember |
Website | |
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Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American writer, best known for The City of Ember, a series of novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.
A film adaptation of The City of Ember, called City of Ember, was released in October 2008. It was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland and stars Bill Murray as the Mayor of Ember, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau.