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'''Suzanne Berne''' is an American novelist known for her foreboding character studies involving unexpected crimes and violence in bucolic suburban settings. Her debut novel, [[ |
'''Suzanne Berne''' is an American novelist known for her foreboding character studies involving unexpected crimes and violence in bucolic suburban settings. Her debut novel, [[A Crime in the Neighborhood]], published in 1997 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, won [[Great Britain]]'s prestigious [[Orange Prize]]. Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl, the book chronicles a child's murder in a sleepy suburb of [[Washington, D.C.]] against the backdrop of the unfolding [[Watergate]] scandal. Her second novel, ''A Perfect Arrangement'', published in 2001 by Algonquin Books, tells of a seemingly perfect nanny who comes to terrorize a dysfunctional suburban family. |
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Berne was born in Washington, D.C., attended the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]], and received a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] fellowship. She presently lives near [[Boston]] and has taught at both [[Harvard University]] and [[Wellesley College]]. |
Berne was born in Washington, D.C., attended the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]], and received a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] fellowship. She presently lives near [[Boston]] and has taught at both [[Harvard University]] and [[Wellesley College]]. |
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Suzanne Berne is an American novelist known for her foreboding character studies involving unexpected crimes and violence in bucolic suburban settings. Her debut novel, A Crime in the Neighborhood, published in 1997 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, won Great Britain's prestigious Orange Prize. Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl, the book chronicles a child's murder in a sleepy suburb of Washington, D.C. against the backdrop of the unfolding Watergate scandal. Her second novel, A Perfect Arrangement, published in 2001 by Algonquin Books, tells of a seemingly perfect nanny who comes to terrorize a dysfunctional suburban family.
Berne was born in Washington, D.C., attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She presently lives near Boston and has taught at both Harvard University and Wellesley College.
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