Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett | |
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Patchett speaks during the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. | |
| Born | December 2, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA) University of Iowa (MFA) |
| Period | 1992–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | Bel Canto |
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Ann Patchett is an American writer, born December 2, 1963. In 2002 she received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994), The Magician's Assistant (1997), Run (2007), State of Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House (2019), and Tom Lake (2023). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.