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Jane Smiley

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Educated in literature and creative writing. Obtained a BA in literature from Vassar College and advanced degrees from the University of Iowa. Taught English at Iowa State Universit... Show More

Educated in literature and creative writing. Obtained a BA in literature from Vassar College and advanced degrees from the University of Iowa. Taught English at Iowa State University and later at the University of California, Riverside.

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Jane Smiley @JaneSmiley · May 5, 2016
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The world that the Mandible family must negotiate is evoked in seamless detail… One thing I really like is her coining of made-up slang for her younger generation of characters and her resolutely materialist analysis of what could be coming.

Book May 5, 2016
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver
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