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Born: 19 August 1988 · Age: 38
Veronica Roth is 38 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 19 August 1988.
American novelist whose Divergent trilogy became a bestselling young adult series and a Hollywood film franchise
Did you know?She sold the Divergent series to a publisher before she graduated.
Veronica Roth became a publishing sensation in her early twenties. Her dystopian novel imagined a society split into factions. Teenage readers embraced its brave heroine, Tris. The trilogy sold tens of millions of copies. Hollywood turned it into a film series. She has since written science fiction for adults. Her books helped define the young adult boom. She lives in Chicago, the city where her Divergent books are set.
Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
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American novelist, born 1988
Veronica Roth was born in New York City on 19 August 1988.
Her debut novel Divergent was published in 2011.
The Divergent trilogy was adapted into films from 2014.
She wrote much of Divergent while still a student at Northwestern University.
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