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Jay Parini


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in The United States
January 01, 1948

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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry


Jay Parini (born 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels and poetry, biography and criticism.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 16,971 ratings · 1,602 reviews · 166 distinct works • Similar authors
The Last Station: A Novel o...
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Borges and Me
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Empire of Self: A Life of G...
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Robert Frost: A Life
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Jesus: The Human Face of God
3.86 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Promised Land: Thirteen Boo...
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John Steinbeck: A Biography
4.03 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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The Passages of H. M.: A No...
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The Damascus Road: A Novel ...
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“It is not an easy thing to alter the trajectory of your life. People have expectations on your behalf. You come to believe them yourself.”
― Jay Parini, The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year
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“In dreams begin possibilities.”
― Jay Parini
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“Believe me, if you’re a teenager, you’re always in the damned woods. Literally, you’re in the woods — probably too much you’re in the woods. And metaphorically you’re in the woods, in your life.”
― Jay Parini
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