Ann Beattie





Ann Beattie

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born
September 08, 1947 in Washington, D.C., The United States

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Ann Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American short story writer and novelist. She has received an award for excellence from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and a PEN/Bernard Malamud Award for excellence in the short story form. Her work has been compared to that of Alice Adams, J.D. Salinger, John Cheever, and John Updike. She holds an undergraduate degree from American University and a masters degree from the University of Connecticut.


Average rating: 3.57 · 3,806 ratings · 506 reviews · 49 distinct works
Chilly Scenes of Winter
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions
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Walks With Men
2.88 of 5 stars 2.88 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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Where You'll Find Me: And O...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1983 — 9 editions
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The New Yorker Stories
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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Falling in Place
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions
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Picturing Will
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 208 ratings8 editions
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Park City: New and Selected...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions
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Love Always
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 175 ratings5 editions
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Distortions
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 117 ratings6 editions
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Burning House
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions
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“Clouds are poems, and the most moving poems linger on the blackboard so long, written in cursive so lovely, they also exist inside our fingertips. We never really erase them at the end of the lesson.”
Ann Beattie, Walks With Men

“Clichés so often befall vain people.”
Ann Beattie, Walks With Men

“It's not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other people, trying to make them understand what you understand. It's about a chicken dinner at a drive-in. A soft pillow. Things that don't need explaining.”
Ann Beattie, Walks With Men

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