Tayari Jones
Autor de An American Marriage
Sobre El Autor
Tayari Jones was born on November 30, 1970 in Atlanta Georgia. She attended Spelman College, University of Iowa, and the University of Georgia. She later attended Arizonia State University to earn her MFA. She went on to teach creative writing at the University of Illinois and George Washington mostrar más University. Her first novel, Leaving Atlanta, was written in 2002 while she was a graduate student at Arizonia State University. It was about the Atlanta Child Murders of 1979-1981.Her other title's include: The Untelling, Silver Sparrow, and An American Marriage. She has been awarded the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Jones, Tayari
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1970-11-30
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nigeria - Educación
- Spelman College
Arizona State University
University of Iowa (MFA)
University of Georgia - Ocupaciones
- associate professor (Writing)
novelist - Organizaciones
- Rutgers University, Newark
Radcliffe Institute (Fellow) - Premios y honores
- USA Collins Fellow (2009)
- Agente
- Jane Dystel (Dystel & Goderich)
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 13
- También por
- 14
- Miembros
- 5,977
- Popularidad
- #4,127
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 366
- ISBNs
- 107
- Idiomas
- 10
- Favorito
- 7
My opinion: When I read the blurb, I thought the book might contain who actually committed the crime, Roy's name being cleared, the judicial process, and other such factors that are common in crime books. But the book stays true to its purpose. The entire focus is on the marriage of Roy and Celestial. The story is told from three perspectives, the two people above and Andre, Celestial's childhood friend. The book was absolutely fabulous till about 75%, when it suddenly turns into a cliche. The ending redeems it somewhat but not much. Go for it if you don't mind the Bollywoodish end.
Rating: 3.75/5
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