Anne Tyler is an American writer and literary critic. During her career, she published 22 novels, the most famous of which were "Lunch at Homesick Restaurant", "Casual Tourist" and "Breathing Lessons". In 1898, Tyler received the Pulitzer Prize for her contribution to the development of fiction. The woman is still engaged in writing, holds public lectures, and also regularly becomes a member of the jury of literary festivals.
Early biography
Anne Tyler was born on October 25, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the oldest of four children in the family. Her father worked as an industrial chemist, and her mother worked for many years as a social worker. Both parents of Anne were Quakers - members of the Protestant movement that arose during the revolution in England and Wales. To get even closer to the members of the religious group, in 1948 her family decided to settle in the Quaker commune in the mountains of North Carolina.
In the place where the Tylers lived, there were no state educational institutions, so Ann did not attend official school. However, the girl was educated at home. From an early age, Anne was attracted to art, carpentry and cooking.
At four, Tyler first began writing short stories. The girl created stories to re-read them before bedtime, because there were no children's books in her family's house. In addition, Ann was strictly forbidden to use a mobile phone.
When Tyler was 11 years old, her mother decided to send her to school. From that moment, the girl became an active user of the school library. It was here that she first became acquainted with the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Scott Fitzgerald. While studying in high school, the girl was madly inspired by her English teacher Phyllis Peacock. The woman was one of the first to praise Tyler's writing talent and suggested that she could become a famous short-story writer.
At 16, Ann entered a private liberal arts college located in Pennsylvania, but in 1960 the girl received a grant to study at Duke University and decided to move to this educational institution. Parents were very pleased with the success of their daughter, since now they did not need to pay for her education. They were able to concentrate on the upbringing and further education of the other three children. In her writing courses, Ann constantly demonstrated her non-standard vision. Teachers often noticed that Tyler is frighteningly mature for her 16 years, and one of the professors prophetically called her the future star of English literature.
However, in the last year of college, the girl decided that she did not want to be a writer. She took up painting, fine art and acting in the theater. At the Duke University, she played several plays based on works of Russian literature. Subsequently, the girl was so interested in the work of Soviet writers that she entered graduate school at the faculty of Slavic studies. A year later, Anne defended her term paper and then again focused on writing.
Career
Tyler first published his literary work as a student in the journal Duke. Her short story, “Laura, ” was incredibly delighted by leading critics and readers. After that, Ann continued to regularly publish her small books. One of the author’s short stories entitled “Saints in Caesar’s House” brought her a prestigious award for creative writing named after Anna Flexner.
After some time, Tyler got a job at the Duke University library. At the same time, she began to write her novel, If Morning Comes. In the early 60s, the girl met the Iranian psychiatrist Tagi Mohammad. Young people quickly became close, and already in 1963 they officially registered their relationship. Soon after, Ann was forced to take a creative break, because in 1965 she had her first child, and another two years later - a second baby. Together with the children, the couple moved to Baltimore, where Tagi got a job at a local medical school.
At that time, Ann was forced to spend most of her time at home and raise children. She did not have the strength to write new works, so from 1965 to 1970, the woman did not write large works. However, she willingly collaborated with magazines and newspapers.
Tyler started writing again in 1970. By 1974, she had published three of her famous novels: Escaping Life, Spool of Blue Thread, and Sky Navigation. According to Anne herself, at that time she was able to significantly improve her author's syllable. Many US publishers suggested Tyler become their lead author, but she ignored these suggestions. She wanted to continue to write new books with interesting stories and fantastic characters. Later, Ann also published such popular works as "Lunch at Homesick Restaurant", "Finding Caleb" and "Casual Tourist".
In 1989, her novel, “Lessons in Breath, ” won the Pulitzer Prize for his great contribution to the development of fiction, and five years later this work was adapted into a television film. After receiving the prestigious award, Anne wrote eight more novels, each of which received positive reviews from critics.
