Jane Smiley, author portrait
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Jane Smiley

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 LuckEarly Warning, and Golden Age. She is the author as well of several works of nonfiction and books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.
Perestroika in Paris
Taking the Reins (An Ellen & Ned Book)
A Thousand Acres
Early Warning
Some Luck
Charles Dickens
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

Books

Perestroika in Paris
Taking the Reins (An Ellen & Ned Book)
A Thousand Acres
Early Warning
Some Luck
Charles Dickens
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

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