Jane smiley biography
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley | |
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Jane Smiley at the 2009 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | (1949-09-26) September 26, 1949 (age 75) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Fiction |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1992 American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2001 |
Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is an Americannovelist.[1] She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
That was in 1992 for her book A Thousand Acres (1991).
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Career
[change | change source]Smiley published her first novel, Barn Blind, in 1980. She won a 1985O. Henry Award for her short story "Lily". "Lily" was published in the Atlantic Monthly.[2]
Smiley was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001.
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She participated in the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the National Book Festival and several others. She won PEN USA's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
Smiley's most recent books are a tri Smiley, Jane - QET