Donna Tartt
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Donna Tartt, a writer was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on December 23, 1963. Her first novel that made her celebrity was, The Secret History (1992), which she began while she was a student at Bennington College, and was published when she was 28. It is based on a group of highly intellectual young men and women engaged in debauchery and ultimately murder.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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Kiran Desai, Writer
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Indian-born novelist Kiran Desai won Britain's Man Booker Prize for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss" in 2006, becoming the youngest woman ever to receive the prize. Desai claims that every book presents its own challenge, a process that fills her with doubt and trepidation every time.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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Acocella, Joan
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The profile of writer and critic Joan Acocella, highlighting her achievements is presented discussed
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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