Anne Tyler

About the Author

Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 25, 1941. She graduated from Duke University at the age of 19 and completed graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian and bibliographer. Her first novel, If Morning show more Ever Comes, was published in 1964. Her other works include Saint Maybe, Back When We Were Grownups, Digging to America, Noah's Compass, The Beginner's Goodbye, A Spool of Blue Thread, and Vinegar Girl. She has won several awards including the PEN Faulkner Award in 1983 for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for The Accidental Tourist, and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Breathing Lessons. The Accidental Tourist was adapted into a 1988 movie starring William Hurt and Geena Davis. In 2018 her title, Clock Dance, made the bestsellers list. (Bowker Author Biography) Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. "Back When We Were Grownups" is her 15th novel; her 11th, "Breathing Lessons", won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Works by Anne Tyler

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The Accidental Tourist (1985) 5,417 copies

Breathing Lessons (1988) 4,264 copies

Back When We Were Grownups (2001) 3,671 copies

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982) 3,657 copies

Digging to America (2006) 3,618 copies

A Spool of Blue Thread (2015) 3,124 copies

Ladder of Years (1995) 3,087 copies

The Amateur Marriage (2004) 3,051 copies

Saint Maybe (1991) 2,809 copies

A Patchwork Planet (1998) 2,598 copies

Vinegar Girl (2016) 1,726 copies

Noah's Compass (2009) 1,689 copies

The Beginner's Goodbye (2012) 1,306 copies

Clock Dance (2018) 1,275 copies

Redhead by the Side of the Road (2020) 1,211 copies

French Braid (2022) 961 copies

Celestial Navigation (1974) 954 copies

Searching for Caleb (1975) 939 copies

Earthly Possessions (1977) 913 copies

Morgan's Passing (1980) 881 copies

The Clock Winder (1972) 859 copies

If Morning Ever Comes (1964) 797 copies

A Slipping-Down Life (1970) 741 copies

The Tin Can Tree (1965) 618 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: The Accidental Tourist, Breathing Lessons, Searching for Caleb (1991) 118 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Morgan's Passing, The Tin Can Tree, If Morning Ever Comes (1990) 102 copies

Tumble Tower (1993) 90 copies

The Best American Short Stories 1983 (1983) — Editor — 73 copies

The Accidental Tourist (adapted ∙ Oxford Bookworms ∙ Stage 5) (2004) — Author — 63 copies

Anne Tyler: Three Complete Novels: A Patchwork Planet * Ladder of Years * Saint Maybe (1998) 54 copies

Best of the South: From Ten Years of New Stories from the South (1996) — Editor — 50 copies

Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South (2005) — Selected and Introduced by — 47 copies

Average Waves in Unprotected Waters / Knack for Languages / Holding Things Together (2004) 44 copies

Half-Truths and Semi-Miracles (A Vintage Short) (2018) 35 copies

The Accidental Tourist/Ladder of Years (1999) 34 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: If Morning Ever Comes, The Tin Can Tree, A Slipping-Down Life (1990) 32 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: The Clock Winder, Celestial Navigation, Searching for Caleb (1990) 25 copies

My Fish Does Not Chirp (1996) 24 copies

Timothy Tugbottom Says No! (2005) 24 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: Breathing Lessons, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist (1990) 14 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: Earthly Possessions, Morgan's Passing, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1991) 13 copies

Teenage Wasteland (A Vintage Short) (2020) 8 copies

Selected from the Accidental Tourist (1991) — Author — 6 copies

The Accidental Tourist: Simplified Edition (1998) 4 copies

Anne Tyler Omnibus: The Accidental Tourist, Back When We Were Grownups, Breathing Lessons, A Ptchwork Planet (1986) 4 copies

Palmikko (2023) 3 copies

Saint Maybe [1998 TV movie] (1998) — Author — 3 copies

Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe 3 copies

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Ballantine Reader's Circle) (Paperback) - Common 2 copies

Amatör Evlilik (2006) 2 copies

Il tuo posto è vuoto: E altri racconti (2012) 2 copies

The Accidental Tourist / Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1999) 2 copies

Your Place is Empty (1992) 2 copies

Four Titles By Anne Tyler: Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Saint Maybe, Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant by… 2 copies

Ladder of Years by Tyler, Anne (1997) Mass Market Paperback 1 copy

Dziewczyna jak ocet (Polish Edition) (2016) 1 copy

The clock winder 1 copy

Vinegar Girl: The Taming of the Shrew retold 1 copy

Three Days in June: A novel 1 copy

Nos tendres cruautés (2023) 1 copy

Three Days in June: A novel 1 copy

Les adieux pour Débutants: Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Sylvie Schneiter (2014) 1 copy

La danse du temps (2020) 1 copy

Sirke Kiz (2018) 1 copy

Cuesta abajo (1991) 1 copy

Middag på Restaurant Hjemve (1983) 1 copy

Sankt Muligvis (1995) 1 copy

Toujours paartir 1 copy

Celestial navigation 1 copy

Obiad w restauracji dla samotnych (1993) 1 copy

Caminhos perdidos (Seleções - Back when We were grownups) 1 copy

Lugares de Passagem (1992) 1 copy

Nekoć kad smo bili odrasli (2003) 1 copy

Beautiful Lies 1 copy

Anne Tyler Omnibus: Back When We Were Grownups, Breathing Lessons, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Saint Maybe 1 copy

Breathing Lessons / The Alphabet Sisters / Firefly Summer (2012) — Contributor — 1 copy

Anne Tyler Fiction Collection (2012) 1 copy

Penelope Fitzgerald 1 copy

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Associated Works

We Are the Stories We Tell (1990) — Contributor — 196 copies

The Writer on Her Work, Volume I: Contemporary Women Writers Reflect on their Art and Situation (1980) — Contributor — 181 copies

This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Contributor — 162 copies

The Penguin Book of Women's Humour (1996) — Contributor — 119 copies

Granta 118: Exit Strategies (2012) — Contributor — 84 copies

The Seasons of Women: An Anthology (1995) — Contributor — 46 copies

Southern Dogs and Their People (2000) — Contributor — 39 copies

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2001 v05 #257 (2001) 34 copies

The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Contributor — 21 copies

The Accidental Tourist (abridged|Penguin Readers, level 3) (1999) — Original novel — 20 copies

The Best American Short Stories 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 16 copies

Good Housekeeping Short Story Collection (1997) — Contributor — 15 copies

Breathing Lessons [1994 TV movie] (1994) — Author — 10 copies

Earthly Possessions [1999 TV movie] (1999) — Original book — 8 copies

A Slipping-Down Life [1999 film] (2007) — Author — 5 copies

Back When We Were Grownups [2004 TV movie] (2004) — Author — 4 copies

Det Bästas Bokval (2004) vol 232: Besökaren; Det sista löftet; Ord mot ord; Förr när vi var vuxna (2004) — Author — 2 copies

Best in Books: Sea Jade, Kennedy without Tears, If Morning Ever Comes, The Ziegfeld's Girl, A Vanishing America (1965) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1941-10-25
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Places of residence: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Education: Duke University
Columbia University (Russian studies)
Occupations: librarian
bibliographer
novelist
short-story writer
Relationships: Modarressi, Taghi (husband)
Modarressi, Mitra (daughter)
Jones, Judith (editor)
Organizations: American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1983)
Awards and honors: American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1977)
Man Booker International Prize Finalist (2011)
Agent: Diarmuid Russell (Russell and Volkening)
Timothy Seldes

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Reviews

Vinegar Girl: William Shakespeare's The Taming… by Anne Tyler

I was excited about this retelling of one of William Shakespeare's works, but sadly I rate it as a one star. There wasn't anything compelling or whimsical about the romance or the characters. In retrospect, the characters, the story, and the romance were annoying. The only reason I rushed reading it is to stop myself from getting further irritated.

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Headinherbooks_27 | 223 other reviews | May 31, 2024 |

Vinegar Girl: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) by Anne Tyler

While I was familiar with The Austen Project, I had no idea Shakespeare's works were getting a modern touch until I came across Vinegar Girl (Anne Tyler's take on "The Taming of the Shrew")

A quick look on GoodReads shows the general consensus is that the book is pretty good, but not great. I'll go out on a limb and say I really enjoyed it! Not sure it resonated because this is my first Anne Tyler (gasp!), because I can have some shrew-like tendencies myself, or because the book I read just prior to this one was so bad that anything was bound to look good in comparison.

Tyler has crafted a humorous novel that honors the original story, while creating adapted characters that are unique in their own way. I particularly enjoyed the character Pyotr, and found him to be reminiscent of Don Tillman in [b:The Rosie Project|16181775|The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)|Graeme Simsion|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371651741s/16181775.jpg|22084678] (a book I loved).

The entire book itself is like a romantic comedy, which means it's not at all realistic and some plot points are pretty far-fetched. The reader just has to accept this and go along for the entertaining ride (if this kind of stuff drives you crazy, this isn't the book for you).

4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for a galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (more)

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jj24 | 223 other reviews | May 27, 2024 |

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

typical Anne Tyler (which is never a bad thing)... two families adopt Korean babies... one archetypically American, the other Iranian-American... good look at what it means to be an American and a nice romance

½

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mjspear | 139 other reviews | May 20, 2024 |

Vinegar Girl: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) by Anne Tyler

I really, really enjoyed this book. I had the advantage of never having read any of Anne Tyler's other books, so I was able to enjoy it without comparing to her previous work. My understanding is that if you're an Anne Tyler fan, this book will be somewhat of a disappointment.

I liked her characters. Kate was - well, she was a shrew. I mean, the book is a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew, so of course Kate is a shrew. But bit by bit Tyler reveals why she's a shrew and within a few chapters I was totally embracing her shrewishness. And Pyotr is such an endearing, bumbling character, I liked him from the beginning.

This would make a great RomCom movie.… (more)

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milbourt | 223 other reviews | May 11, 2024 |

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