Jay Parini | |
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 Jay Parini | |
| Born | April 2, 1948 (age 76) Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, biographer, academic |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College University of St. Andrews |
| Period | 1972 - present |
| Spouse | Devon Jersild |
| Children | 3 |
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Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, screenplays and criticism. He has published novels about Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, Paul the Apostle, Herman Melville, and a novelized memoir about his road trip with Jorge Luis Borges.