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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). [1] Biography. Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from Community School and from John Burroughs School.
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 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.
Jane Smiley has 133 books on Goodreads with 436438 ratings. Jane Smiley’s most popular book is A Thousand Acres.
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.
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.
Dec 23, 2021 · Jane Smiley is a novelist and essayist. Her novel A Thousand Acres won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992, and her novel The All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton won the 1999 Spur Award for Best Novel of the West.
Capturing a transformative period through characters we come to know and love, this second volume in Jane Smiley’s epic trilogy brings to life the challenges—and rewards—of family and home, even in the most turbulent of times.
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times Book Review) that takes on themes of truth,...
Dec 15, 2022 · By the Book. Jane Smiley Wishes Readers Would Embrace More Diverse Books. “It’s always tempting for readers to read novels about people like themselves,” says the author, whose latest novel is “A...
