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About Patrick deWitt
Canadian novelist and screenwriter
Patrick deWitt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter, born on Vancouver Island. He later moved to Portland, Oregon, and became an American citizen. He has 83 quotes on the site. He is known for six novels, beginning with Ablutions in 2009 and continuing with The Sisters Brothers, Undermajordomo Minor, French Exit, The Librarianist, and Dodge City. His work spans fiction for the page and screenwriting, and his published novels have appeared across more than a decade.
More from Patrick deWitt (83 quotes) →More quotes by Patrick deWitt
- “Especially if you're endeavouring daily to write your own books, you read with a degree of - well, it's hard…”Patrick deWitt
- “By the time I left the bar, I was 30. I was a dishwasher. They call it a bar-back, but essentially, I washed…”Patrick deWitt
- “Every industry has slack times, and everyone has bad days at work.”Patrick deWitt
- “I have a paranoia that 'Ablutions' is the best thing I'll ever do.”Patrick deWitt
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Books by Patrick deWitt
The Sisters brothers
2011
The Sisters Brothers
2011