Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Devil Wears Prada (novel)" in English language version.
Heroines' professional identities and workday experiences are certainly important to the texture of chick-lit novels, and sometimes central to their plot: Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada, for instance, is built around the young heroine's relationship with her fashion-magazine boss ...
Lauren Weisberger, who wrote the hiss-and-tell roman à clef best-seller on which the picture is based, was herself an assistant to Wintour
Industry observers and booksellers say a glut of pedestrian chick lit has new fans returning to proven, now-classic novels such as Nanny Diaries (2002), Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes (2004) and The Devil Wears Prada.
Clearly, writing a roman à clef can be much more lucrative than working as an assistant at Condé Nast.