Stewart O'Nan
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born
February 04, 1961
gender
male
place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
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Literature & Fiction
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Stewart O'Nan is the author of eleven novels, including Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying, a story collection, and two works of nonfiction. His previous novel, Last Night at the Lobster, was a national bestseller, was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was name one of the New York Public Library Books to Remember. Additionally, Granta named him one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists. O'Nan lives with his family in Avon, Connecticut."
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Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.44 — 1,559 ratings — published 2007 7 editions |
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Songs for the Missing: A Novel by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.43 — 675 ratings — published 2008 7 editions |
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King avg rating 3.66 — 471 ratings — published 2004 12 editions |
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A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 4.02 — 379 ratings — published 1999 11 editions |
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Snow Angels: A Novel by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.54 — 325 ratings — published 1994 11 editions |
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The Good Wife: A Novel by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.47 — 319 ratings — published 2005 9 editions |
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The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.74 — 203 ratings — published 2001 9 editions |
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Wish You Were Here by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.15 — 201 ratings — published 2002 7 editions |
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The Night Country : A Novel by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.49 — 171 ratings — published 2003 12 editions |
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Speed Queen by Stewart O'Nan avg rating 3.81 — 118 ratings — published 1997 8 editions |
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"I don't like coming home. It keeps me from being nostalgic, which by nature I am. Even before the plane begins its descent, I find myself dreading the questions left unanswered by my childhood. "
— Stewart O'Nan
— Stewart O'Nan
"The sins of the Midwest: flatness, emptiness, a necessary acceptance of the familiar. Where is the romance in being buried alive? In growing old?"
— Stewart O'Nan (Songs for the Missing: A Novel)
— Stewart O'Nan (Songs for the Missing: A Novel)
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restlessness
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"There was a lot about Kim and J.P. he didn't get.... he was confused by their lack of romance. As a father, he was at times grateful for that missing intensity, but as a man who liked to surprise his wife with flowers, it baffled him. Maybe he was old-fashioned, but to him a couple meant a strong bond, with positive and negative charges constantly arcing between them. He'd never seen Kim and J.P. kiss, let alone argue."
— Stewart O'Nan (Songs for the Missing: A Novel)
— Stewart O'Nan (Songs for the Missing: A Novel)
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