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Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel Bel Canto . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), [ 3 ] Taft (1994), [ 4 ] The Magician's Assistant (1997), Run (2007), [ 5 ] State of ...
Lucy Grealy. Lucinda Margaret Grealy (June 3, 1963 – December 18, 2002) was an Irish-American poet and memoirist who wrote Autobiography of a Face in 1994. This critically acclaimed book describes her childhood and early adolescent experience with cancer of the jaw, which left her with some facial disfigurement.
Patchett's life as a writer, from her earliest grade school writing, through college and graduate school, magazine writing, novels and ultimately selling books at her Nashville independent bookstore Parnassus, is woven throughout. Patchett describes These Precious Days as a sequel to her 2013 essay collection This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage.
“I frantically called my publisher and said, ‘Can you pull this?’” the author said on NPR’s 'Wild Card with Rachel Martin' podcast on Nov. 7
The Chicago Public Library Foundation on Tuesday announced its 2024 awards, with author Ann Patchett receiving the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Cristina Henríquez the 21st Century Award and ...
Ann Patchett is helping Nashville mourn with books and dogs. On Tuesday, the novelist shared that her bookstore, Parnassus Books, is open to the community in the wake of the mass shooting at the ...
Patchett's second novel, Taft, comes out at the same time as Lucy's memoir Autobiography of a Face. Patchett's novel is a failure whereas Lucy's memoir is a huge success. Patchett however is delighted for her friend and feels that her years spent being stared at by cruel strangers has prepared her for a life of fame.
The Patron Saint of Liars is a 1998 drama television film based on the novel of the same name by Ann Patchett.It tells the story of Rose Abbot, a young woman who abandons her life in California with her husband after finding out she is pregnant.