Ruta Sepetys

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruta Sepetys
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1967(1967-11-19)
Age	57
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Scorpio

Ruta Sepetys Biography

Ruta Sepetys is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on November 19, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Her most well-known work is Between Shades of Gray, her New York Times bestseller. She then published Out of the Easy, a historical fiction novel.

She is a contemporary American historical fiction writer She is a contemporary of fellow American historical fiction writer Jennifer Donnelly..

Ruta Sepetys (also known as Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a #1 New York Times bestseller, international bestseller, and winner of the Carnegie Medal.

Following graduation Sepetys moved to Los Angeles. In 1994, she launched Sepetys Entertainment Group, Inc., an entertainment management firm representing Grammy-award-winning guitarist Steve Vai, multi-platinum songwriter Desmond Child, Orange County modern rockers Lit, and Emmy-nominated film composer Niels Bye Nielsen.

As the daughter of a Lithuanian mother and an American father, she grew up in Detroit. Between Shades of Gray was her debut novel. It was inspired by the experiences of her father during Stalin’s oppressive regime.

Ruta Sepetys Net Worth

Ruta Sepetys is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruta Sepetys 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before she began her literary career, she received a bachelor’s in International Finance at Hillsdale College (in Michigan). She then established and managed an entertainment management firm in Los Angeles. Later, she settled in Nashville.

Sepetys was awarded the Golden Kite Award in Fiction, the Flanders Young Adult Literature Jury Prize and the Lithuanian National Patriot Award.

Her first novel, Between Shades of Gray, about the Genocide of Baltic people after the Soviet occupation in 1941, was critically acclaimed and translated into over 30 different languages.

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Who is Ruta Sepetys Dating?

According to our records, Ruta Sepetys married to Michael Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Ruta Sepetys’s is not dating anyone.

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The sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff is the single largest maritime disaster in history yet, to many, the story remains unknown. In their starred review, Publishers Weekly said, “Sepetys delivers another knockout historical novel…she excels in shining light on lost chapters of history and this visceral novel proves a memorable testament to strength and resilience in the face of war and cruelty.” The New York Times added this in their review of Salt to the Sea—”Ruta Sepetys acts as champion of the interstitial people so often ignored—whole populations lost in the cracks of history.” In June, 2017, Salt to the Sea was awarded The Carnegie Medal for stimulating empathy and solidarity.

Facts & Trivia

Ruta Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ruta Sepetys celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.

Salt to the Sea was published on February 2, 2016, and chronicles the 1945 refugee evacuation from East Prussia and the MV Wilhelm Gustloff disaster.

What is Ruta Sepetys known for?

Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. Her books have won or been shortlisted for over forty book prizes, are included on over thirty state reading lists, and are currently in development for film and television.

What is Ruta Sepetys best selling book?

Rūta Šepetys
Notable works| Between Shades of Gray Out of the Easy Salt to the Sea Fountains of Silence
Website
rutasepetys.com

Is Ruta Sepetys writing a new book 2021?

Ruta Sepetys’s New Novel Draws on the True Story of Romanian Teens Working in a Spy Network. The upcoming historical thriller, I Must Betray You, will be released in February 2022.

How do you pronounce Ruta Sepetys?

When you talk about our current, multiple award-winning author Ruta Sepetys—and oh you will! —you’ll want to pronounce her name correctly: Roota Suh-pettys.

Is Between Shades of Gray a true story?

Based on the true stories of Baltic citizens , Between Shades of Gray is a detailed, riveting, and thought-provoking story of the terrors that the Baltic people faced during WWII under Stalin. In 1939, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and annexed them as part of the USSR.