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About Ann Patchett
American author
Ann Patchett is an American author. She is known for her novels, including Bel Canto, for which she received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2002. Her other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician's Assistant, Run, State of Wonder, Commonwealth, The Dutch House, and Tom Lake. Her work has earned major recognition, and The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Books by Ann Patchett
Bel Canto
2004
The Dutch House
2019
Truth & Beauty
2004
State of Wonder
2014
Taft
1994