▁Jersey . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ham pshire ▁College . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Gott lie b ▁has ▁taught ▁American ▁literature ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁Italy , ▁written ▁document ary ▁films ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁editor ▁at ▁Elle ▁magazine ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁Jewish ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Gott lie b ' s ▁second ▁novel , ▁Now ▁You ▁See ▁Him , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁William ▁Mor row . ▁ ▁Trans l ated ▁into ▁eleven ▁languages , ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁named ▁" Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁by ▁The ▁Independent ▁( UK ) ▁and ▁Book marks ▁magazine . ▁ ▁His ▁third ▁novel , ▁The ▁Face ▁Th ief , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Mor row ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁fourth ▁novel , ▁Best ▁Boy , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Liver ight ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Gott lie b ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Gott lie b ' s ▁page ▁on ▁Har per Coll ins ▁website ▁ ▁Sal on ▁review ▁of ▁The ▁Face ▁Th ief ▁ ▁Eli ▁Gott lie b ' s ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁sex es , ▁'' The ▁Guardian ▁( UK ), ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁The ▁Ir res ist ible ▁S way , ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁Theater