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Jane Smiley Pulitzer Prize-winning author of fiction and nonfiction; political activist

Author Biography

Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri as an infant, and lived there through grammar school and high school (The John Burroughs School).
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Influences

The Bobbsy Twins, Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie

Sherlock Holmes, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen

Ole Rolvaag

Web Links

Random House Homepage

Jane Smiley's Blog

A Place on the Track
December 7, 2007
- I love to hang out in the betting halls or walk between the paddock and the railing.
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Media

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Published Works


Ten Days in the Hills	Best New American Voices 2006 (Edited)	Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
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Published Reviews

King Lear in Zebulon County by The New York Times
A Horse Is a Horse by The New York Times