Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is the author of seven novels and three works of non-fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction three times; with The Magician's Assistant in 1998, winning the prize with Bel Canto in 2002, and was most recently shortlisted with State of Wonder in 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the...See more
Ann Patchett is the author of seven novels and three works of non-fiction. She has been shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction three times; with The Magician's Assistant in 1998, winning the prize with Bel Canto in 2002, and was most recently shortlisted with State of Wonder in 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl. See less
Personality Profile For Ann Patchett
The following is a personality profile of Ann Patchett based on her work.
Ann Patchett is social.
She is empathetic, she feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them. She is confident as well: she is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. But, Ann Patchett is also calm-seeking: she prefers activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for prestige.
Considers helping others to guide a large part of what she does: she thinks it is important to take care of the people around her. She is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: she cares more about making her own path than following what others have done.
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The Magician's Assistant
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Magical
The novel begins with the death of Parsifal, the magician of the title, with his ?assistant? and wife, Sabine by his side. However, this was a marriage between a gay man and a woman who had adored ... Read More
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Bel Canto
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really different
The author creates a world familiar to almost no one...an international party (where people cannot even communicate due to differences in language) that is invaded by rebels who hold the guests ... Read More
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State of Wonder
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Amazing
by EAA106, Aug 16, 2012
State of Wonder really leaves you in a state of wonder. This book makes you take a hard look at ethics and morals regarding science and relationships. It also makes you question how we perceive ... Read More
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