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Jonathan Dee

b. 1962

American writer

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About Jonathan Dee

Born 1962. Jonathan Dee is an American novelist, university teacher and writer.

Jonathan Dee (born May 19, 1962) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. His fifth novel, The Privileges, was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Early life Dee was born in New York City. He graduated from Yale University, where he studied fiction writing with John Hersey.

Career Dee's first job out of college was at The Paris Review, and The New School, and is currently a professor in the graduate writing program at Syracuse University.

Dee collaborated on the oral biography of Plimpton, "George, Being George", published by Random House in 2008. He interviewed Hersey and co-interviewed Grace Paley for The Paris Reviews The Art of Fiction series.

Awards and fellowships Dee was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2010 for criticism in Harper's. He has received fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. His 2010 novel, The Privileges, won the 2011 Prix Fitzgerald prize and was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He was the second winner of the St. Francis College Literary Prize.

Personal life Dee lives in the historic John G. Ayling House in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, the writer Dana Spiotta.

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Education
Yale University, Phillips Academy
Employers
Columbia University, Syracuse University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Who is Jonathan Dee?

American writer

When was Jonathan Dee born?

Jonathan Dee was born on 19 May 1962 in New York City.

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Jonathan Dee is a novelist, university teacher and writer.

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Jonathan Dee is American.

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Β· Wikipedia: Jonathan Dee

Β· Wikidata: Q3183344

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