Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, nonfiction books, and books for young adults. Her notable works include “A Thousand Acres,” published in German as “Tausend Morgen,” which received the Pulitzer Prize. She also wrote the “Last Hundred Years” trilogy, comprising “Some Luck,” “Early Warning,” and “Golden Age.” Smiley belonged to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature.