“What is it about the American obsession with productivity and responsibility that makes it so difficult for us to allow ourselves a little time to solve the puzzle of our own lives, before it’s too late?”

American journalist and author

Elizabeth Gilbert is an American journalist and author. Her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, was published in 2006 and became widely read around the world. The book has sold more than 12 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2010, which helped make Gilbert a familiar name far beyond literary circles.