Kaui Hart Hemmings

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Kaui Hart Hemmings
Born1975 (age 4748)
Hawaii, United States
Occupationauthor
LanguageEnglish
Nationality American
Education Punahou School
Colorado College
Sarah Lawrence College (MFA)
Relatives Fred Hemmings (father)

Kaui Hart Hemmings (born 1975) is an American writer. She is best known for her 2007 novel The Descendants , which was adapted into an award-winning film.

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Biography

Kaui Hart Hemmings was born and raised in Hawaii. She attended Punahou School for high school, graduating in 1994. [1] She attended Colorado College and graduated in 1998. [2] [3] [4] She earned her M.F.A. at Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. [5] [4] She was one of Stanford's 2002 Stegner Fellows. [4]

Her debut novel, The Descendants , was published in 22 countries and was a New York Times bestseller. [6] It was adapted into the 2011 film The Descendants , starring George Clooney and written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash. [7] [8] [9]

Hemmings previously published a collection of stories, House of Thieves. She has written two other novels for adults, The Possibilities (2014) and How to Party With an Infant (2016), and one for young readers, Juniors (2015). In 2019, she published her novel Testimony from Your Perfect Girl. [10]

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References

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  2. "Peak Profile: Kaui Hart Hemmings '98 | Bulletin". sites.coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. "Opening Convocation Kicks Off 148th Academic Year - Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Braving fierce competition, 10 new Stegner Fellows selected: 05/02". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. "Kaui Hart Hemmings MFA '02". www.sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. "Local's Guide to Hawaii: Author Kaui Hart Hemmings". Hawaii Magazine. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. "The-Descendants - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2011.
  8. "2011 Films – Descendants". Toronto International Film Festival . 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2011.
  9. Ross, Ashley (March 5, 2015). "Author of "The Descendants": I Could Work With Shailene Woodley for the Rest of My Life". Time. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  10. Hart Hemmings, Kaui (2019). Testimony from Your Perfect Girl. Penguin USA. ISBN   978-1-9848-1470-8. OCLC   1088715249.