Antonya Nelson

(1961) Novelist

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Antonya Nelson is a novelist.

Quick Facts About Antonya Nelson

Born: January 6, 1961
Profession: Novelist

About Antonya Nelson

[Wikidata] writer... | [Wikipedia] Antonya Nelson is an American short story writer, novelist, and creative writing professor known for her psychological explorations of daily life. She wrote the novels Nobody’s Girl (1999), Living to Tell (2001), Bound (2011), and, most recently, published her collection of short stories Funny Once

Quotes by Antonya Nelson

There are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay…

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Attention

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If the book is finished—published and on the shelf—I do not think of revising it. But if I'm not finished psychologically with…

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Altered

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You own a dog with the knowledge that it will move through the stages of existence in fast forward, providing you with…

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Dog

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Birdy never felt artistic inclination when armed with a marking implement. What came to her were words, always words, commentary and criticism…

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Art

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Writing is a completely private act. It's in a way like play but very serious play, and sometimes I can escape into…

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Creating

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Readers will share in the environs of the author and her characters, be taken into the hardship of a pitiless place and…

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Books

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Melissa Pritchard's prose, that darkly lyrical firmament, is brightened by the dizzy luminous arrangement of her stars and satellites, her great gifts…

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Arrangements