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Tara Ison (born 1964) is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is the author of three novels: Rockaway (Soft Skull Press, 2013), The List (Scribner, 2007), and A Child out of Alcatraz (Faber & Faber, 1997), which was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Bio — Tara Ison. Photo by Michael Powers. Tara Ison is the author of the novels The List (Scribner), A Child out of Alcatraz (Faber & Faber, Inc.), a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Rockaway (Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press), featured as one of the "Best Books of Summer" in O, The Oprah Magazine, July 2013.
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Tara Ison is the author of the short story collection BALL, the novels THE LIST, ROCKAWAY, and A CHILD OUT OF ALCATRAZ, a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards. Her essay collection REELING THROUGH LIFE was the winner of the 2015 PEN Southwest Award for Creative Nonfiction.
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“Essential and completely identifiable reading for any film lover. Tara Ison writes about movies and life the way Stephen King can write about horror—with an encyclopedic knowledge of both.” — David Koepp, screenwriter, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man “Tara Ison’s Reeling Through Life is unforgettable—a must-read for anyone who loves ...
Feb 21, 2023 · Hidden with a Catholic family, posing as their cousin, she becomes increasingly--and dangerously--aligned with her invented identity. Written in exquisite prose, Tara Ison’s novel of persona, identity and survival in collaborationist France is chilling and profoundly moving.
Tara Ison: Not at all – I started working on this novel 25 years ago, and I was primarily interested in the psychology of identity, and the fragility and vulnerability of one’s sense of self when manipulated by extremist ideologies that weaponize terror and fear as a means of control.
