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David Ebershoff

デイヴィッド・エバースホフ

Deividdo Ebāsuhofu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-01-17 （Pasadena, California, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Pasadena, California → New York City, New York

Career

Occupations
Writer, Editor, Teacher
Active Years
2000-
Affiliations
Random House (editor), Hogarth Books (Vice President & Executive Editor), New York University (teacher), Princeton University (teacher), Columbia University (MFA program instructor)
Memberships
Leadership Council, Lambda Literary Foundation
Influenced By
William Trevor, Alice Munro
Nominations
New York Public Library Young Lions Award (finalist), American Library Association award (finalist), Ferro-Grumley Award (nominee), Utah Book Award (nominee)

Education

Polytechnic School (Pasadena)
Country: United States
Secondary education in his hometown.
Brown University
Country: United States
Details of enrollment and degree are not specified.

Awards

Rosenthal Foundation Award (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
Work: The Danish Girl
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award (Transgender Fiction)
Work: The Danish Girl
Category: トランスジェンダー小説
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: 受賞
Ferro-Grumley Award
Work: The Rose City
Organization: The Publishing Triangle
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Danish Girl

2000 Novel (historical fiction, queer literature)

A novel inspired by the life of Lili Elbe, exploring personal experience and social responses surrounding gender transition in the early 20th century.

gender identitytransformationhistorical identity
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Danish Girl / Tom Hooper (2015)

The Rose City

Short story collection (queer fiction)

A collection of short stories about queer life at the end of the 20th century, focusing on characters' lives and identities.

queer liferelationshipsself-recognition

Pasadena

Novel (fiction inspired by local history)

A novel inspired by the history of Pasadena, blending local history and personal narratives.

urban historyfamilymemory

The 19th Wife

2008 Novel (historical fiction, social themes)

A novel that moves between history and the present, addressing Brigham Young's plural wives and polygamy in the U.S., weaving historical figure Ann Eliza Young with contemporary events.

polygamyreligion and societyhistory and memory
Adaptations
  • [Television movie] The 19th Wife (2010)

Bibliography

  • The Danish Girl
  • The Rose City
  • Pasadena
  • The 19th Wife

Adaptations

  • The Danish Girl (2015 film)
  • The 19th Wife (2010 television movie)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
historical-fiction approach with documentary detailrealismqueer-focused psychological depth
Recurring Motifs
transformation of identityinfluence of family and religionjuxtaposition of past and present

Legacy

As an author his works have been adapted for film and television and reached international audiences. As an editor he has guided multiple prize-winning books, making significant contributions to contemporary anglophone literature. He has also supported transgender writers through partnerships with the Lambda Literary Foundation.

Academic Societies

  • Lambda Literary Foundation (Leadership Council)

In Popular Culture

  • Raised public profile through the film adaptation of The Danish Girl

Quotes

  • Like all children, I led a double life.
    Source: William Trevor (epigraph quoted in The Rose City)

Trivia

  • The Danish Girl has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
  • Established the Lili Elbe scholarships for emerging transgender writers in conjunction with the Lambda Literary Foundation.
  • Worked over twenty years at Random House and edited multiple Pulitzer Prize winners.