Susan Minot
Overview
Susan Minot ˈmaɪnət is a prize-winning American
novel
ist and short story
writer.
Minot was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Concord Academy
and then attended Brown University, where she studied writing and painting; in 1983 she graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts
with an M.F.A. in creative writing. Her first book, Monkeys, won the 1987 Prix Femina Étranger. She has also received an O. Henry Prize and a Pushcart Prize
for her writing.
Sexuality and the difficulties of romantic relationships are a constant theme in Minot's work.
United States
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novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer.
Minot was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Concord Academy
Concord Academy
Concord Academy is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory school for grades nine through twelve, located in Concord, Massachusetts...
and then attended Brown University, where she studied writing and painting; in 1983 she graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts
Columbia University School of the Arts
The Columbia University School of the Arts , also known simply as the School of the Arts or as SoA, is the division of the university that offers Master of Fine Arts degrees in Film, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, and Writing, as well as a Master of Arts degree in Film Studies...
with an M.F.A. in creative writing. Her first book, Monkeys, won the 1987 Prix Femina Étranger. She has also received an O. Henry Prize and a Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
for her writing.
Sexuality and the difficulties of romantic relationships are a constant theme in Minot's work.
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