Hannah Pittard

Hannah Pittard is an American novelist and author of short stories.

Early life and education

Pittard was raised in Georgia[1][2] and 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]

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.[3] It was favorably reviewed by The New York Times Book Review[4] and The Guardian.[3] 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,[5] examines the lives and relationships of adult siblings in the immediate aftermath of their father's unexpected suicide.[6]

Pittard's short stories have appeared in McSweeney's[7] and Narrative Magazine.[8][9]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 Muhlenkamp, Katherine. "Finding Her Fate". Literature. University of Chicago Magazine (January/February 2012). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Gilmore, Jennifer (January 28, 2011). "Boys to Men". Sunday Book Review. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Rebolini, Arianna. "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.
  7. ↑ Pittard, Hannah (June 16, 2005). "There Is No Real Name for Where We Live". Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. No. 16. ISBN 9781932416152.
  8. ↑ Pittard, Hannah. "Pretty Parts: A Story". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2016. (registration required)
  9. ↑ Pittard, Hannah. "An Experiment: A Novel Excerpt". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2016. (registration required)

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