Mary McGarry Morris

Mary McGarry Morris
Born (1943-02-10) February 10, 1943 (age 81)
Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story author
  • playwright
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMichael W. Morris
Children5

Mary McGarry Morris (born February 10, 1943) is an American novelist, short story author and playwright from New England. She uses its towns as settings for her works. In 1991, Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times described Morris as "one of the most skillful new writers at work in America today";[1] The Washington Post has described her as a "superb storyteller";[2] and The Miami Herald has called her "one of our finest American writers".[3]

She has been most often compared to John Steinbeck and Carson McCullers. Although her writing style is different, Morris also has been compared to William Faulkner for her character-driven storytelling. She was a finalist for the National Book Award[4] and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.[5] As of 2011, Morris has published eight novels, some of which were best-sellers, and numerous short stories. She also has written a play about the insanity trial of Mary Todd Lincoln.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Michiko Kakutani (January 4, 1991). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Longing to Be Normal, but Never Acting Normally". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Madigan, Tim. "Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ "The Lost Mother by Mary McGarry Morris". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "1988 National Book Awards Winners and Finalists, The National Book Foundation". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Promoting a Love of Literature". Penfaulkner.org. May 21, 2014.