Gail Godwin





Gail Godwin

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June 18, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States

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Gail Kathleen Godwin is an American novelist and short story writer. She has published one non-fiction work, two collections of short stories, and eleven novels, three of which have been nominated for the National Book Award and five of which have made the New York Times Bestseller List.

Godwin's body of work has garnered many honors, including three National Book Award nominations, a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Five of her novels have been on the New York Times best seller list.
Godwin lives and writes in Woodstock, New York.


Average rating: 3.50 · 4,106 ratings · 653 reviews · 24 distinct works
Evensong
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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Unfinished Desires
3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Father Melancholy's Daughter
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions
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The Good Husband
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions
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Mother and Two Daughters
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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The Finishing School
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions
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Queen of the Underworld: A ...
2.93 of 5 stars 2.93 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions
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A Southern Family
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions
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Evenings at Five: A Novel a...
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions
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The Odd Woman: A Novel
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions
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“There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into their final selves. It might be a very nice self, but you know you can expect no more suprises from it. Whereas, the other kind keep moving, changing... They are fluid. They keep moving forward and making new trysts with life, and the motion of it keeps them young. In my opinion, they are the only people who are still alive. You must be constantly on your guard against congealing.”
Gail Godwin

“Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.”
Gail Godwin

“The more you respect and focus on the singular and the strange, the more you become aware of the universal and infinite.”
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