Anne Lamott
Auteur de Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
A propos de l'auteur
Anne Lamott was born on April 10, 1954 in San Francisco, California. She began writing when she returned to California after spending two years at Goucher College, but her early efforts, mostly short stories, met with little success. The turning point in her writing came with a family crisis, when afficher plus her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. She wrote a series of short pieces about the traumatic effect that serious illness has on a family. These pieces were published, and they eventually became the basis of her first novel, Hard Laughter, published in 1980. During the 1980s, she wrote three additional novels, Rosie, Joe Jones and All New People. In 1989, her life took another turn when her son was born. Her next book, published in 1993, was a non-fiction effort called Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year. She wrote ironically, but candidly, about her struggles to adjust to her new role as a mother and a single parent, and her experiences with everything from sleep deprivation to financial and emotional uncertainty to concerns about what she would tell her son when he was old enough to ask about his absent father. Operating Instructions proved to be even more successful than her novels, and led to interviews on network news programs and a regular spot on National Public Radio. Her other works include Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life; Crooked Little Heart; Blue Shoe, Imperfect Birds, and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son. Her title Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. Her title Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair and Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace also made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Anne Lamott
Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son (2012) — Auteur — 410 exemplaires, 39 critiques
This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide 2 exemplaires
Because I said so! Author Anne Lamott doesn't think twice about making her teenage son go to church, even though he… (2005) 2 exemplaires
March madness: for author Anne Lamott, spring's the season of wildflowers, doomed love, deer ticks, and utter joy. (2012) 1 exemplaire
12 truths I learned from life and writing 1 exemplaire
Lamott, Anne Archive 1 exemplaire
Time lost and found: turn off Twitter, Anne Lamott says. And don't clean the house. That's what it takes to create the… (2010) 1 exemplaire
Parkade, The 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Contributeur — 391 exemplaires, 18 critiques
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Contributeur — 236 exemplaires, 6 critiques
Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writing by Women (1996) — Contributeur — 204 exemplaires, 1 critique
Me, My Hair, and I: Twenty-seven Women Untangle an Obsession (2015) — Contributeur — 142 exemplaires, 34 critiques
Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How… (2006) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 127 exemplaires, 4 critiques
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Contributeur — 125 exemplaires, 5 critiques
The Love Wins Companion: A Study Guide for Those Who Want to Go Deeper (2011) — Contributeur — 80 exemplaires, 3 critiques
Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us (2022) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 35 exemplaires
Bird by bird with Annie: a portrait of writer Anne Lamott [video recording] (2009) — cast — 10 exemplaires, 1 critique
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1954-04-10
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- San Francisco, California, USA
Fairfax, California, USA - Études
- Drew College Preparatory School
- Professions
- author
novelist
writer - Relations
- Lamott, Sam (son)
- Prix et distinctions
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1985)
- Agent
- Steven Barclay Agency (12 Western Avenue • Petaluma, California • 94952)
- Courte biographie
- Born in San Francisco, Anne Lamott is the author of five novels and three works of nonfiction, and the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship. She has been a book reviewer for Mademoiselle, a restaurant critic for California magazine, and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. She also writes a popular column for the on-line magazine Salon, which Time magazine noted "could alone be the Best of the Web." Anne Lamott lives in northern California with her son, Sam.
Membres
Critiques
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith par Anne Lamott
LaMott's thoughts on faith.
I like these books. While they don't resonate fully with where am I in life right now, she brings a peaceful beauty to acceptance that I really appreciate.
This one took me a really long time to read. It was raw and dark and not the best choice for the beginning of summer fun! I appreciate the picture the author was trying to paint, but it almost became a dnf for me and that never happens!
So I decided to read two Anne Lamont books at once (thank you Allyson!!); one fictional and one self-help. Stitches took precedent as I was still on a high from the last book I read of a similar nature.
It was good. My favorite chapter was chapter two…The Overly Sensitive Child. I have one of those, (if not more than one). How do you parent a child who needs to be strong and independent in this world but is also broken by anxiety of being being embarrassed or missing people they love dearly from their past or sadnes of giving away a favorite piece of clothing that holds special attachment? It’s so hard and there are so many opinions!
Overall, lots of good and thought-provoking stuff!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ and 3/4… (plus d'informations)
It was good. My favorite chapter was chapter two…The Overly Sensitive Child. I have one of those, (if not more than one). How do you parent a child who needs to be strong and independent in this world but is also broken by anxiety of being being embarrassed or missing people they love dearly from their past or sadnes of giving away a favorite piece of clothing that holds special attachment? It’s so hard and there are so many opinions!
Overall, lots of good and thought-provoking stuff!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ and 3/4… (plus d'informations)
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Unread books (1)
1990s (1)
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Five star books (1)
Favourite Books (1)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 32
- Aussi par
- 15
- Membres
- 29,658
- Popularité
- #678
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 703
- ISBN
- 259
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 131
