His first play, “Grounded,” premiered at the 59 East 59th Theatres in New York City in the summer of 2018 and is now available as an audiobook and eBook, “Wingspan.”
Broadway World said of it, “The fine playwriting by Bohjalian, the directorial talents of the Playhouse’s Artistic Director, David Saint, and the show’s accomplished cast make this play unforgettable.” He has adapted his novel, “Midwives,” for a play, which premiered Januat the George Street Playhouse, and was directed by David Saint. He is also a playwright and screenwriter. It is now HBO Max TV series, starring Kaley Cuoco. His 2018 novel, “The Flight Attendant,” debuted as a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and National Indiebound Bestseller. Bohjalian is a writer with a big heart and deep compassion for his characters.” He writes muscular, clear, propulsive sentences.As suspenseful as it is, The Red Lotus is also unexpectedly moving - about friendship, about the connections between people and, most of all, about the love of parents for children and of children for parents.
elegant noose of a plot.Bohjalian is a pleasure to read. His 2020 novel, “The Red Lotus,” is a twisting story of love and deceit: an American man vanishes on a rural road in Vietnam and his girlfriend, an emergency room doctor trained to ask questions, follows a path that leads her home to the very hospital where they met, and is also in development for a TV series. In the New York Times, Sarah Lyall called it, “Terrific. Diana Gabaldon in her review in the Washington Post called it “historical fiction at its best.” Danielle Trussoni in the New York Times called it “harrowing.” It’s a tale of historical suspense set in 1662 Boston, a story of the first divorce in North America for domestic violence - and a subsequent witch trial. His 2021 novel, HOUR OF THE WITCH, is now on sale as a paperback.
Jodi Picoult said, “THE LIONESS feels like the best possible combination of Hemingway and Agatha Christie - a gorgeously written story about the landscape and risks of Africa, whose edge-of-your-seat plot makes it impossible to put down. Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist all gave it starred reviews. A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood star and her entourage in this riveting historical thriller, about which the New York Times wrote in its spring preview, “Bohjalian steers this runaway Land Rover of a story into some wildly entertaining territory.” The Boston Globe wrote, “Bohjalian, one of our finest storytellers, weaves his spellbinding magic.” It is already in development for a limited TV series from e One and Marsh Entertainment. Look for the paperback of his most recent novel, THE LIONESS, on May 2, 2023. His work has been translated into 35 languages and become three movies and an Emmy-nominated TV series. Chris Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 books.
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