Mayer Stephanie - one of the most famous writersmodernity. Relatively young for the literary circle of the best, the American woman was able to win worldwide recognition thanks to her Twilight saga, which has been hotly debated to this day.
Biography
Mayer Stephanie was born in Connecticut in a family of 5 children.
The beginning of the creative path
The history of its popularity is unique in its own way.Much like the arrival to success of JK Rowling. Prior to writing his first book, Stephanie was never published, at least under his own name. In her student years she was fond of literature and read a lot. She began to write the first lines at almost 30 years. At that moment she was an ordinary housewife and brought up three sons. According to Stephanie's own story, she had a dream in which the vampire fell in love with a young girl. The monster was eager for her blood, but he held himself in his arms because of love. After that, Meyer Stephanie began writing a novel, which she finished in 90 days. She sent five hundred pages to various agencies, and finally her book was approved for publication.
Stephanie Meyer: Twilight
The novel "Twilight" is focused primarily onadolescents, but has considerable popularity among the older generation. It tells about the relationship between the vampire Edward and the mere mortal girl Bella. The narrative is on behalf of the latter. The first book can be called a detective, because in it the main character tries to solve a considerable part of the time the riddle of a strange creature who studies with her in the guise of an ordinary person at school. It is noteworthy that Bella is from Phoenix, just like Stephanie Meyer.
Twilight is a love story.But there are elements of a thriller, and according to some critics, even horror. All 5 books Bella and Edward struggle with various troubles that threaten their love and sometimes their lives. At the same time, there are no problems in the relationship itself. Most of the main characters have extremely positive qualities and are completely altruistic. This fact provokes a wave of critics Mayer Stephanie: they call her works too primitive, accusing the writer of low talent.
In addition to the vampires in the book are also presentwerewolves, with one of which Bella had a love triangle. In general, in all 5 books a great place is given to love. Virtually all heroes, even minor ones, have universal love. That it is a motivating factor for many actions.
Screen adaptation
The real worldwide popularity of Stephanie receivedafter the release of the eponymous adaptation of her novel, in which the role of Edward was played by Robert Pattinson, and the role of Bella was Kristen Stewart. This was a new impetus to the growth of interest in Stephanie Meyer. Books were released in additional editions (a total of 85 million copies worldwide).
After Twilight, Stephanie wrote a more “adult” novel “The Guest,” but he could not conquer the audience in the same way. Many writers are confident that interest in the book was caused only by the famous name of its author.
Mayer Stephanie is regularly compared with the author of books.About Harry Potter - JK Rowling. The “battles” of fans on the Internet and at various thematic congresses have become the norm. Well-known writer Steveg King said that the comparison of Stephanie with the British protégé is quite true, but the first one lacks writing talent.
