Jincy Willett

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Jincy Willett is an American author and writing teacher currently living in San Diego, California.[1] She has written short pieces for various anthologies and periodicals including The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction,[2] Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2005), Funny Ha Ha, 80 of the funniest stories ever written, edited and selected by Paul Merton (Head of Zeus Ltd., 2019),[3] and Issues 22 and 56 of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. Her first book, a collection of short stories called Jenny and the Jaws of Life, was initially published in 1987 to critical acclaim but smaller-than-expected sales. The public admiration of Willett's writing expressed by David Sedaris, however, had the book in reprint in 2002, garnering praise from critics and public alike.[4]

Her novel Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather,[5] was published in 2002. The Writing Class, a Novel was published in 2008 by Macmillan's Picador imprint and is a mystery and the first novel in a trilogy,[6] including Amy Falls Down, published by Thomas Dunne Books in July 2013,[6][7] and Amy Among the Serial Killers, published by St. Martin's Press in August 2022.

Bibliography

Short Story Collection

Jenny and the Jaws of Life [8] (Re-published again with foreword by David Sedaris[9])

Novels

Winner of the National Book Award [10] (Published in the UK as Fame and Honour [11])

The Writing Class: A Novel[12]

Amy Falls Down: A Novel[13]

Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel[14]

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Jincy Willett". Redivider. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. OCLC 16277577
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  3. OCLC 1243493003.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  4. ^ "Interview with Jincy Willett". Redivider. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ISBN 978-1-57061-435-4
    . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Macmillan Cataglog". Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. Slate.com
    , July 2013
  8. ISBN 978-0-312-00614-3
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  9. ISBN 978-0-312-42810-5
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  10. ISBN 978-1-4299-8238-2
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  11. ISBN 978-0-7553-0447-9
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4668-0623-8
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  13. ISBN 978-1-250-02827-3
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  14. ISBN 978-1-250-27515-8
    . Retrieved 2023-03-16.

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