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Cecily von Ziegesar

セシリー・フォン・ジーゲザー　/　せしりー・ふぉん・じーげざー

American writer

June 27, 1970 (age 55)　・　New York City, New York, United States

New York
writer
novelist
children's writer

My Take

Cecily von Ziegesar did something I find quietly brilliant: she turned the rarefied world of Manhattan private schools into addictive young adult fiction. Gossip Girl, later a cultural phenomenon on screen, works because she wrote from the inside, with the sharp, faintly venomous eye of someone who actually grew up in that orbit. The blend of aspiration and cattiness feels earned rather than invented. A Colby graduate who could write across children's and teen fiction, she nailed the rarest trick of all: capturing the mood of an era in a single series. Books that define their moment tend to outlast their hype, and I suspect hers will.

Overview

Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar ( VON zig-AY-zər; born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult novel series Gossip Girl.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cecily von Ziegesar
Name (Japanese): セシリー・フォン・ジーゲザー
Reading: せしりー・ふぉん・じーげざー
Born: June 27, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dog
Origin: New York City, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / novelist / children's writer / young adult author

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Colby College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Gossip Girl	—
Notable work	The It Girl	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC

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