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Curtis Sittenfeld


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Curtis Sittenfeld is the author of the bestselling novels Prep and The Man of My Dreams, which are being translated into twenty-five languages. Prep also was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2005 by The New York Times, nominated for the UK's Orange Prize, and optioned by Paramount Pictures. Curtis won the Seventeen magazine fiction writing contest in 1992, at age sixteen, and since then her writing has appeared in many publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, Salon, Glamour, and on public radio's This American Life. A graduate of Stanford University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she was the 2002 - 2003 writer in residence at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Prep (2005)
   The Man of My Dreams (2006)
   American Wife (2008)
   Sisterland (2013)
   Rodham (2020)
   Romantic Comedy (2023)
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Collections
   You Think It, I'll Say It (2018)
   Help Yourself (2020)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   A Regular Couple (2012)
   Giraffe & Flamingo (2020)
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Series contributed to
Austen Project
   4. Eligible (2016)
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Awards
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2006) : Prep
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2009) : American Wife


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Brotherless Night (2023)
V V Ganeshananthan
"Stunningly great."
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The Body in Question (2019)
Jill Ciment
"Excellent . . . short and brisk, propelled by the suspense of multiple questions . . . deft and gripping."
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The Caregiver (2018)
Samuel Park
"A rich and poignant tale of human nature at its best and worst, depicted with elegance and compassion."
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Women Talking (2018)
Miriam Toews
"Irresistible . . . its intelligence, its honesty and, above all, its compassion provide a kind of existential balm--a comfort not unlike the sort you might find by opening a bottle of wine and having a long conversation with (yes, really) a true friend."
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Do Not Become Alarmed (2017)
Maile Meloy
"She's such a talented and unpredictable writer that I'm officially joining her fan club; whatever she writes next, I'll gladly read it."
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The Girl Below (2012)
Bianca Zander
"So real and moving, so funny and smart, so sharp and artful."

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