Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett
Patchett speaks during the Kennedy Center Honors, 2023
Patchett speaks during the Kennedy Center Honors, 2023
Born (1963-12-02) December 2, 1963 (age 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, memoirist
EducationSarah Lawrence College (BA)
University of Iowa (MFA)
Period1992–present
GenreLiterary fiction
Notable worksBel Canto
Website
annpatchett.com

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 Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House (2019), and Tom Lake (2023).[6] The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[7]

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  6. ^ "Ann Patchett". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  7. ^ Maher, John (May 4, 2020). "Moser, Whitehead, McDaniel, Grandin, Boyer, Brown Win 2020 Pulitzers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-14.