Terri Jentz
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Terri Jentz is an American
writer
. She wrote Strange Piece of Paradise
, about the attack she and a college friend from Yale University
suffered in Cline Falls (a state park in Oregon
) in 1977, while on a bicycle and camping trip; and how she, after 15 years, returned to Oregon to investigate the attack and come to terms with the experience. The New York Times in its Sunday book review wrote, "Imagine that it had been Truman Capote himself who'd been savaged in Holcomb, Kan., and that he had survived to describe his ordeal. That is the level of command and sinew at work in the writing."
Strange Piece of Paradise was chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year.
Jentz's partner is film director Donna Deitch
.
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Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. She wrote Strange Piece of Paradise
Strange Piece of Paradise
Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West to Investigate My Attempted Murder -- And Solve the Mystery of Myself is a non-fiction book by the American writer Terri Jentz. It was released in 2006.-Synopsis:...
, about the attack she and a college friend from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
suffered in Cline Falls (a state park in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
) in 1977, while on a bicycle and camping trip; and how she, after 15 years, returned to Oregon to investigate the attack and come to terms with the experience. The New York Times in its Sunday book review wrote, "Imagine that it had been Truman Capote himself who'd been savaged in Holcomb, Kan., and that he had survived to describe his ordeal. That is the level of command and sinew at work in the writing."
Strange Piece of Paradise was chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year.
Jentz's partner is film director Donna Deitch
Donna Deitch
Donna Deitch is an American film and television director best known for her 1986 film Desert Hearts. The film was groundbreaking as one of the first releases to depict a lesbian love story in a generally mainstream, albeit art house, vein but with positive and respectful themes...
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Non-fiction
- 2006 Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West to Investigate My Attempted Murder -- And Solve the Mystery of MyselfStrange Piece of ParadiseStrange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West to Investigate My Attempted Murder -- And Solve the Mystery of Myself is a non-fiction book by the American writer Terri Jentz. It was released in 2006.-Synopsis:...