The Devil Wears Prada

I.Thedeliciouslywittyanddelightfullydishynovelaboutlifeataglamorousfashionmagazineisnowamajormotionpicturefrom20thCenturyFox,starringMerylStreepandAnneHathaway,settoopenintheatersonJune30.II.TheDevilWearsPradaTheDevilWearsPradaisa2003novelbyLaurenWeisbergeraboutayoungwomanwho,freshfromcollege,getsajobworkingasapersonalassistanttoapowerfulfashionmagazineeditorthatturnsincreasinglyhellishasshestrugglestokeepupwithherboss'scapriciousanddemeaningrequests.Thebookwashugelysuccessful,spendingsixmonthsontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.Aprimeexampleof"chicklit,"thenovelwaswidelyseenasaromanàclefaboutVoguemagazineanditsiconiceditor-in-chiefAnnaWintour,sinceWeisbergerworkedthereasanintern.Althoughshedeniesthestory'seditorismodeledonWintour,manyreadersbelievedotherwise,whichhelpedpropelthebooktothebestsellerlist.Afilmbasedonthenovel,starringMerylStreep,EmilyBluntandAnneHathaway,wasreleasedinsummer2006.作者简介：LaurenWeisberger(bornMarch28,1977inScranton,Pennsylvania)isanAmericannovelistandauthorofthe2003bestsellerTheDevilWearsPrada,aromanàclefofhertimeasaput-uponassistanttoVogueeditor-in-chiefAnnaWintour.In2003,Weisbergerauthoredherfirstbook,TheDevilWearsPrada,whichspentsixmonthsontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerList.Thebookprovidesasemi-fictionalbuthighlycriticalviewoftheManhattanelite'semptyobsessionwithmaterialismandfashion.AsofJuly2006,TheDevilWearsPradawasthebestsellingmassmarketsoftcoverbookinthenation.