Danielle Trussoni

Danielle Trussoni
Danielle Trussoni at Barnes and Noble bookstore
Born	November 9, 1973 (1973-11-09) (age 38) La Crosse, Wisconsin
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	BA, History and English Literature
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Spouse(s)	Nikolai Grozni
www.danielletrussoni.com

Danielle Anne Trussoni (born November 9, 1973) is an American writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times Magazine, Telegraph Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review. Her book Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir was chosen as one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times.

Background

Trussoni was born November 9, 1973 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was named after her father Daniel Trussoni. She is one of four children (she has a younger sister, a younger brother and an older sister who was adopted out in 1970, before Danielle was born). Danielle met her older sister for the first time as an adult. After her parents divorced, she lived for a brief time with her father. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison summa cum laude with a BA in History and English in 1996; and from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she received an MFA in Fiction Writing in 2002.

Writing

Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Telegraph Magazine, The New York Times Book Review and Tin House, among other publications.

Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir, which dealt with her efforts to understand her father and his experiences as a tunnel rat in the War in Vietnam, was chosen by The New York Times as one of the Ten Best Books of 2006.Falling Through the Earth was recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Award, Elle Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for April 2006 and was chosen as a Book Sense Pick for March 2006.

Her novel Angelology, (Viking Press, 2010) received a great deal of attention prior to publication. Seven publishing houses vied for the publishing rights. Angelology went on to become a New York Times Bestseller^[1] and has been translated into thirty-two languages. Two motion picture companies, Columbia and Universal, bid for the film rights, which went to Columbia. The film will be produced by Will Smith's Overbrook production company and directed by Marc Forster, director of Finding Neverland and Quantum of Solace, among other films. The screenplay has been adapted by Michael Goldenberg, whose work includes Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Where the Wild Things Are. Trussoni is planning a series and is already at work on a second book, Angelopolis.

Danielle Trussoni at a book signing in Miami, FL

Bibliography

• Falling Through The Earth, Henry Holt and Company, 2006, ISBN 0-8050-7732-4.
• Angelology, Viking Press, 2010, ISBN 9780385668613.

Reviews

• NPR, Angelology: A Cross-Bred Monster Of A Mystery, Jane Ciabattari, March 11, 2010
• TIME, Angelology: Wings of Desire, Lev Grossman, March 15, 2010
• New York Times: Sunday Book Review, Fallen Angels, Susann Cokal, March 3, 2010
• New York Times: Books, The War at Home, Kathryn Harrison, March 12, 2006
• USA Today, 'Angelology': A heaven-sent supernatural thrill ride, Carol Memmott, March 12, 2010
• ELLE Book Release: Angelology, Natasha Clark, March 12, 2010

References

1. ^ Nytimes.com

• Harrison, Kathryn (March 12, 2006). "The War at Home". The New York Times.
• Falkenstein, Linda (June 13, 2008), Novelist Rae Meadows spills the beans on her latest book; plus a look at more local works. Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc.,
• Neyfakh, Leon (February 2, 2009), Angelology Author Goes With Molly Stern; Gets a Million Dollar Movie Deal. OBSERVER MEDIA GROUP.

External links

• Author's Website
• Danielle Trussoni Angelology Interview
• Writing Workshops
• Harrison, Kathryn (March 12, 2006). "The War at Home". The New York Times.
• Falling Through the Earth Top 10 Book of 2006
• ANGELOLOGY sale
• Susan Henderson's The Nervous Breakdown interview

Persondata
Name	Trussoni, Danielle
Alternative names	Trussoni, Danielle Anne (full name)
Short description	Memoirist, novelist
Date of birth	November 9, 1973
Place of birth	La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Date of death
Place of death