Emily St. John Mandel

Not to be confused with Emily St. James.

Emily St. John Mandel
Mandel in 2017
Mandel in 2017
BornEmily St. John Fairbanks
1979 (age 44–45)
Merville, British Columbia, Canada[1]
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materSchool of Toronto Dance Theatre
Notable awardsArthur C. Clarke Award
Spouse
Kevin Mandel
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(div. 2022)​
Children1
Website
www.emilymandel.com

Emily St. John Mandel (/seɪntˈdʒɒn mænˈdɛl/;[2][3] née Fairbanks;[4] born 1979) is a Canadian novelist and essayist.[5][6] She has written six novels, including Station Eleven (2014), The Glass Hotel (2020), and Sea of Tranquility (2022). Station Eleven, which has been translated into 33 languages,[7] has been adapted into a limited series on HBO Max.[8] The Glass Hotel was translated into twenty languages and was selected by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2020.[9][10] Sea of Tranquility was published in April 2022 and debuted at number three on The New York Times Best Seller list.[11]

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  4. ^ Jurczyk, Eva (March 25, 2020). "The Man in the Empty Suit: Talking with Emily St. John Mandel". The Rumpus. Retrieved September 10, 2024. My maiden name is Fairbanks. I was Emily St. John Fairbanks. Mandel is my married name.
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  8. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (February 10, 2015). "Best-Seller 'Station Eleven' Acquired by 'Jane Got a Gun' Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Barack Obama names Canadian novel The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel one of his favourite books of 2020 | CBC Books". CBC.ca. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Emily St. John Mandel: Essays, etc". emilymandel.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Best Sellers – Books – April 24, 2022 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 30, 2022.