Jay Parini

Jay Parini
Jay Parini
BornApril 2, 1948 (1948-04-02) (age 77)
Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, poet, biographer, academic
Alma materLafayette College
University of St Andrews
Period1972 - present
SpouseDevon Jersild
Children3
Website
jayparini.com

Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, 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.

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