caption birth_place influences nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
tom perrotta in 2007 newark , new jersey raymond ernest hemingway , tobias wolff carver , willa cather , stephen crane , american 13 august 1961 tom perrotta 2007.jpg tom perrotta
 tom perrotta novelist , screenwriter
tom perrotta

thomas r. perrotta -lrb- born august 13 , 1961 -rrb- is an american novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels `` election '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- and `` little children '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , both of which were made into critically acclaimed , academy award-nominated films .
perrotta co-wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film version of `` little children '' with todd field , for which he received an academy award nomination for best adapted screenplay .
he is also known for his novel `` the leftovers '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , which has been adapted into a tv series on hbo .
