Hannah Pittard
Hannah Pittard is an American novelist and author of short stories.
Early life and education
Pittard was raised in Georgia.[1][2] She attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, where she received praise for her creative writing.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 2001[1] and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Virginia in 2007.[2] She currently works at the University of Kentucky in Lexington KY. Her literary influences include Southern authors Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, and Harry Crews.[3]
Career
Pittard's first novel, The Fates Will Find Their Way, follows a group of boys from adolescence through middle age as they react to and speculate about a peer's mysterious disappearance.[4] It was favorably reviewed by The New York Times Book Review[5] and The Guardian.[4] Pittard said that she had aimed to capture a "universal ... feeling and experience" of nostalgia.[2]
Her second novel, Reunion, an editor's choice by the Chicago Tribune,[6] examines the lives and relationships of adult siblings in the immediate aftermath of their father's unexpected suicide.[3]
Listen to Me looks at personal and marital struggles of a wife and husband as they make a cross-country road trip.[7][8]
Pittard's short stories have appeared in McSweeney's[9] and Narrative Magazine.[10][11]
Pittard's 2018 novel, Visible Empire, is loosely based on true events. It is the fictionalized aftermath of
Works
- The Fates Will Find Their Way (2011)[13]
- Reunion (2014)[14]
- Listen to Me (2016)[15]
- Visible Empire (2018)[16]
- We Are Too Many (2023)[17]
References
- ^ a b c Muhlenkamp, Katherine. "Finding Her Fate". Literature. University of Chicago Magazine. No. January/February 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c "An Interview with Hannah Pittard". Iris Magazine. University of Virginia. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Rebolini, Arianna (October 10, 2014). "Hannah Pittard Is the Writer You Won't Be Able to Stop Talking About". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ a b O'Grady, Carrie (February 18, 2011). "The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard—Review". Books. The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Gilmore, Jennifer (January 28, 2011). "Boys to Men". Sunday Book Review. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Elizabeth (October 2, 2014). "Editor's Choice: 'Reunion' by Hannah Pittard". Books. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Patrick (July 5, 2016). "Hannah Pittard's Chilling Road-Trip Novel: 'Listen to Me'". Books. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ Wagner, Erica (August 5, 2016). "Marriage and Mileage: A Thriller Sends a Tense Couple on a Road Trip". Book Review. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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Pittard, Hannah (June 16, 2005). "There Is No Real Name for Where We Live". ISBN 9781932416152.
- ^ Pittard, Hannah. "Pretty Parts: A Story". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2016. (registration required)
- ^ Pittard, Hannah. "An Experiment: A Novel Excerpt". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2016. (registration required)
- ISBN 978-0544748064.
- ISBN 978-0-06-199605-4.
- ISBN 978-1-45-555361-7.
- ISBN 978-0-54-471444-1.
- ISBN 9780544748064.
- ^ "We Are Too Many". Macmillan. Retrieved 2023-05-02.