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Kate Walbert


(Ann Katherine Walbert)
USA flag (b.1961)

Born in New York City, Walbert moved frequently with her parents, living in Delaware, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Japan. She received a Master's of Arts in English from New York University. Walbert currently teaches creative writing at Yale University and lives in New York City.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Gardens of Kyoto (2001)
   Our Kind (2004)
   A Short History of Women (2009)
   The Sunken Cathedral (2015)
   His Favorites (2018)
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Collections
   Where She Went (1998)
   She Was Like That (2019)
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Awards
National Book Award for Fiction Best Book nominee (2004) : Our Kind: A Novel in Stories


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