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| Born | Elizabeth Strout January 6, 1956[1] Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author and short-story writer |
| Education | Bates College (BA) Syracuse University (JD) |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | Amy and Isabelle Abide with Me Olive Kitteridge The Burgess Boys My Name Is Lucy Barton Anything Is Possible Olive, Again |
| Spouse | James Tierney |
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Elizabeth Strout (born January 6, 1956) is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and her experiences in her youth served as inspiration for her novels–the fictional "Shirley Falls, Maine" is the setting of four of her nine novels.[2][3]
Strout's first novel, Amy and Isabelle (1998), met with widespread critical acclaim, became a national bestseller, and was adapted into a movie starring Elisabeth Shue.[4] Her second novel, Abide with Me (2006), received critical acclaim but ultimately failed to be recognized to the extent of her debut novel. Two years later, Strout wrote and published Olive Kitteridge (2008), to critical and commercial success, grossing nearly $25 million with over one million copies sold as of May 2017.[4] The novel won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[5] The book was adapted into a multi Emmy Award-winning mini series and became a New York Times bestseller.[6]
Five years later, she published The Burgess Boys (2013), which became a national bestseller. My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) was met with international acclaim[7][8][9][4] and topped the New York Times bestseller list. Lucy Barton later became the main character in Strout's 2017 novel, Anything is Possible, a collection of linked stories about the town Lucy Barton came from, although Lucy only appears briefly in the book. A sequel to Olive Kitteridge, titled Olive, Again, was published in 2019. Oh, William! a third Lucy Barton novel, was published in October of 2021. She won the Siegfried Lenz Prize in 2022. A fourth novel in the series, Lucy by the Sea, was published in 2022.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica almanac 2010. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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- ^ Mackay, Shena (July 13, 2013). "The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Charles, Ron; Charles, Ron (March 19, 2013). "Elizabeth Strout's 'The Burgess Boys,' reviewed by Ron Charles". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c Levy, Ariel (April 24, 2017). "Elizabeth Strout's Long Homecoming". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "The 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Griggs, Brandon. "'Olive Kitteridge,' 'Game of Thrones' big Emmy winners". CNN. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Barrett, Andrea (May 12, 2017). "Elizabeth Strout's Follow-Up to 'Lucy Barton' Is a Master Class on Class". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Lowdon, Claire (May 7, 2017). "Books: Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout". The Times. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Sacks, Sam (April 21, 2017). "Elizabeth Strout's "Anything Is Possible" Is a Small Wonder". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 14, 2017.