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Ann Patchett


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Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002 for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, and The Magician's Assistant, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and received the Nashville Banner Tennessee Writer of the Year Award in 1994.
 

Awards: Women's Prize (2002), PEN (2002)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
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The Verts
 
Novels
   The Patron Saint of Liars (1992)
   Taft (1994)
   The Magician's Assistant (1997)
   Bel Canto (2001)
   Run (2007)
   State of Wonder (2011)
   Commonwealth (2016)
   The Dutch House (2019)
   Tom Lake (2023)
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Books containing stories by Ann Patchett
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By the Book (2014)
Writers On Literature and the Literary Life
edited by
Pamela Paul

Awards
2002 Women's Prize For Fiction : Bel Canto
2002 PEN/Faulkner Award : Bel Canto

Award nominations
2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (nominee) : The Dutch House
2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (nominee) : Commonwealth
2012 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : State of Wonder
2003 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : Bel Canto
1998 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : The Magician's Assistant


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Mothers and Sons (2025)
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"Mothers and Sons is both moving and deeply compelling, a story about the search for our own humanity, and the lengths we will go to maintain it. A new book by Adam Haslett is always cause for celebration. He is one of our very best writers."
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Sipsworth (2024)
Simon Van Booy
"Loaded with charm, resilience, and the deep desire for connection that all mammals share. I loved it."
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James (2024)
Percival Everett
"James is funny and horrifying, brilliant and riveting. In telling the story of Jim instead of Huckleberry Finn, Percival Everett delivers a powerful, necessary corrective to both literature and history. I found myself cheering both the writer and his hero. Who should read this book? Every single person in the country."

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