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Biography

Name: Tama Janowitz
Birth Date: April 12, 1957
Nationality: American
Gender: Female

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Biography of Tama Janowitz
2,776 words, approx. 9 pages
Tama Janowitz's collection of short stories, Slaves of New York (1986), thrust her into the celebrity spotlight. Prior to its publication she had written one book, American Dad (1981), which received little critical attention. The appearance of her...


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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Tama Janowitz Information
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Tama Janowitz (born April 12, 1957) is an American novelist and a short story writer. The 2005 September/October issue of Pages magazine listed her as one of the four "brat pack" authors, along with Bret Easton Ellis, Mark Lindquist and Jay McInerney....


News and Journals
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Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management
Modern ferret love. (Front of Book).(Tama Janowitz)(Brief Article)
12/15/2001: 341 words, approx. 1 pages
In its December/January issue, a gaggle of celebrities give New York lifestyle title Paper their "Reasons to be Cheerful." Besides learning about Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Glenda Bailey's love of fish, chips and high heels, readers are treated to Tama Janowitz's obsession...
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The Washington Post
Tama Janowitz's 'Age' of Unenlightenment
08/30/1999: 914 words, approx. 3 pages
A CERTAIN AGE By Tama Janowitz Doubleday. 317 pp. $23.95 Tama is back! And once again she's brought all of Manhattan with her. The author of the career-making "Slaves of New York" has returned with an updating of Edith Wharton's black...
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The New York Observer
Chick Lit to Chick Flicks: Women Flock to Weiner's World
7/10/2005: 2,342 words, approx. 8 pages
On June 5, Curtis Sittenfeld, author of the well-reviewed novel Prep, wrote a fairly scathing review of Melissa Bank's The Wonder Spot in The New York Times Book Review, tagging it 'Chick Lit'-a now-ubiquitous term to define fiction in a post–Bridget Jones era that revolves...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth Young
8,282 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Young discusses Janowitz's oeuvre within the framework of postmodern feminist theory.
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth Kaye
7,157 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following essay, Kaye presents a detailed portrait of Janowitz's personal life, commenting on her professional milieu and various critical attitudes toward her work.
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Critical Review by Tom Shone
795 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Shone contemplates the humorous aspects of Janowitz's style.
 


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