Ann Patchett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ann Patchett
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1963(1963-12-02)
Age	61
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ann Patchett Biography

Ann Patchett is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, United States. A American author of fiction, the writer is most well recognized for her novel of 2001, Bel Canto, which describes the life of a group of top executives who are taken hostage by terrorists. Other works by her comprise The Patron Saint of Liars (1992) and Run (2007).

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Patchett has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine, ELLE, GQ, Gourmet, and Vogue. In 1992, Patchett published The Patron Saint of Liars. The novel was made into a television movie of the same title in 1998. Her second novel Taft won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in fiction in 1994. Her third novel, The Magician’s Assistant, was released in 1997. In 2001, her fourth novel Bel Canto was her breakthrough, becoming a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, and winning the PEN/Faulkner Award.

Patchett is the editor of the 2006 volume of the anthology series The Best American Short Stories. In 2011, she published State of Wonder, a novel set in the Amazon jungle, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize.

Her birthplace was at Los Angeles, California, and was raised within Nashville, Tennessee. The mother of her child, Jeanne Ray, was also an author.

Ann Patchett Net Worth

Ann Patchett is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ann Patchett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop held at The University of Iowa. Her debut novel was published, The Patron Saint of Liars in the year 1992.

She was a journalist for Seventeen magazine for nine years.

Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett’s other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994), The Magician’s Assistant (1997), Run (2007), State of Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), and The Dutch House (2019). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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Who is Ann Patchett Dating?

According to our records, Ann Patchett married to Karl VanDevender. As of December 1, 2023, Ann Patchett’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ann Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ann Patchett celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Ann Patchett

1. Ann Patchett is an American novelist and memoirist born in 1963.
2. She has written 8 novels, including “Bel Canto” and “The Dutch House.”
3. Patchett has won numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award.
4. She co-owns Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee.
5. Patchett’s writing often explores themes of family, relationships, and identity.
6. Her memoir “Truth & Beauty” chronicles her friendship with writer Lucy Grealy.
7. Patchett is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
8. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2012.
9. In addition to writing, Patchett is also a frequent public speaker and lecturer.
10. Her latest novel, “The Dutch House,” was published in 2019 to critical acclaim.

Is Ann Patchett still married?

Ann Patchett lives in Nashville with her husband, Karl VanDevender , and their dog, Sparky. Click here to subscribe to her blog, Notes from Ann, featuring book recommendations, exclusive commentary, articles, and more.

Is The Dutch House by Ann Patchett a true story?

We talk to Ann Patchett about her novel The Dutch House; a powerful and moving story of a bond between two siblings and their childhood in suburban Philadelphia. Is there a real Dutch House that inspired this novel? There is no actual Dutch House. It exists in my imagination and in the reader’s imagination.

What type of writer is Ann Patchett?

Ann Patchett
Genre| Literary fiction
Notable works| Bel Canto
Website
annpatchett.com

Is Ann Patchett a good writer?

Not only is she a bestselling, award-winning novelist who just released a new book (the wonderful The Dutch House), she owns a popular Nashville independent bookstore, Parnassus Books. But did you know Patchett has a backlist full of other great titles?

Does the Dutch House really exist in Elkins Park?

There is no actual Dutch House. It exists in my imagination and in the reader’s imagination. Everyone has a house or houses they think are spectacular. It may have been someplace you lived or someplace you drove past once.