caption birth_place nationality notableworks birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
patchett at the 2012 time 100 gala los angeles , california , united states american '' bel canto '' 2 december 1963 1992 -- present literary fiction ann patchett 2012 shankbone.jpg ann patchett
 ann patchett novelist , memoirist
ann patchett

ann patchett -lrb- born december 2 , 1963 -rrb- is an american author .
she received the orange prize for fiction and the pen/faulkner award in 2002 for her novel `` bel canto '' .
patchett 's other novels include `` run '' , `` the patron saint of liars '' , `` taft '' , `` state of wonder '' , and `` the magician 's assistant '' , which was shortlisted for the orange prize .
she is the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship and received the `` nashville banner '' tennessee writer of the year award in 1994 .
