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Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for her novel A Thousand Acres (1991).
Jane Smiley, American novelist known for her lyrical works that center on families in pastoral settings. She won a Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres (1991), which is her best-known book. Other novels included Moo (1995), Ten Days in the Hills (2007), and Perestroika in Paris (2020).
Dec 7, 2022 · Since the completion in 2015 of her ambitious multi-generational family saga, The Last Hundred Years trilogy, Jane Smiley has loosened up with two fun novels. A Dangerous Business is an...
Jane Smiley has 134 books on Goodreads with 438756 ratings. Jane Smiley’s most popular book is A Thousand Acres.
Dec 8, 2015 · Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from John Burroughs School. She obtained a A.B. at Vassar College, then earned a M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. While working towards her doctorate, she also ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Toward the end of Jane Smiley’s new novel, “Lucky,” its narrator takes a moment to flip through her mother’s record collection.
JANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the Last Hundred Years Trilogy: Some Luck, Early Warning, and Golden Age. She is the author as well of several works of nonfiction and books for young adults.
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Dec 2, 2003 · This popular author (Jane Smiley) won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this very interesting modern fictional adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. This is a story about a wealthy Iowa farmer who desires to split up his farm between his three daughters.
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Jan 1, 1991 · Jane Smiley takes the matter to earth; that rich and loamy soil nestled beneath the patchwork quilt of homesteads blanketing America's heartland. Our central character and narrator is Ginny Cook, sister of Rose and Caroline, wife of Ty, and one of the two who chose to receive the bounty on offer.
May 31, 2023 · Pulitzer winner Jane Smiley talks about her new book, “The Questions That Matter Most,” why she’s not afraid of A.I. and more.
