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Anne Tyler (born 1941) is considered one of America's most important living writers. Her works evince familiarity with an extended literary tradition, with influences ranging from Emerson and Thoreau to Faulkner and Welty. Anne Tyler was born in Minneapo...

"The real heroes to me in my books," Anne Tyler told interviewer Marguerite Michaels, "are first the ones who manage to endure and second the ones who somehow are able to grant other people the privacy of the space around them and yet still produce some...

"The real heroes to me in my books," Anne Tyler told Marguerite Michaels, "are first the ones who manage to endure and second the ones who somehow are able to grant other people the privacy of the space around them and yet still produce some warmth." Tyl...

Making novelist Anne Tyler's work into a Hallmark Hall of Fame drama is like turning a fine Gorgonzola into Cheez Whiz. There's nothing wrong with Cheez Whiz, unless you were expecting a taste of rich, slightly smelly, somewhat moldy, real cheese. "Saint Maybe," an...

Southern women writers, appear to be emphasizing the family unit in their writings. The theme of family and the influence of the female on the family is explored through the novels of Anne Tyler. Specifically, the blending of gender roles in the family is...