American novelist
Patty Friedmann
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October 29, 1946
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Patty Friedmann
(born October 29, 1946) is a New Orleans-based
dark comic
novelist.
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Early life
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Friedmann was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended
Isidore Newman School
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and is a 1968 graduate of Smith College. She holds a master's degree from
Temple University
and conducted doctoral work at the
University of Denver
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Career
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Friedman's first novel
The Exact Image of Mother
was published in 1991 by
Viking
and is no longer in print.
Eleanor Rushing
, published in 1998 by Counterpoint, was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers selection, and a Borders Original Voices selection. In 2000 she wrote
Odds
, which was published by Counterpoint.
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Friedman's novel
Secondhand Smoke
was published in 2004 by Counterpoint, and was a 2005 Berkley Signature, BookSense 76 selection.
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It was cited by Oxford American as one of 30 Most Underrated Southern Books.
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Later books were
Side Effects
published in 2006 by Avalon,
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A Little Bit Ruined
2007 Avalon,
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Taken Away
2010 Tiny Satchel Press, and
Too Jewish
2010 booksBnimble. "Do Not Open for 50 Years" 2015 BBN.
She also is the author of the comedic book,
Too Smart to Be Rich,
published in 1988 by the New Chapter Press, syndicated by
The New York Times
(not in print).
Friedmann has contributed essays, short stories, and reviews to such publications as
Newsweek
,
Publishers Weekly
,
Oxford American
,
Speakeasy,
Horn Gallery,
New Orleans Review
,
Short Story,
and
Louisiana Literature
,
and has been included in the anthologies
The Great New American Writers Cookbook,
Above Ground,
Christmas Stories from Louisiana,
My New Orleans,
New Orleans Noir,
and
Life in the Wake.
Her stage pieces have been part of
Native Tongues.
She was the featured subject of the year-end issue of
Riverbend Review
in 2009.
Personal
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Friedman was previously married to Robert Skinner from 1979 to 1995, and married Edward Muchmore in 1999. They divorced in 2006. She has two children, Esme Roberson and Werner Friedmann II. Her three grandchildren are Summer Roberson, Kennedy Friedmann, and Carmine Friedmann.
References
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"Patty Friedmann mixes brutality and hope in 'No Takebacks,' a novel for teen readers set in New Orleans"
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The Times-Picayune
. June 10, 2012. Archived from
the original
on June 15, 2012.
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Coviello, Will (June 26, 2012).
"Interview: Patty Friedmann"
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Gambit
. Archived from
the original
on July 1, 2012.
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Susser, Deborah Sussman (December 31, 2000).
"ODDS By Patty Friedmann"
. Books.
New York Times
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Bissey, Carrie. "Friedmann, Patty. Secondhand Smoke." Booklist Aug. 2002: 1918+.
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"Underrated Books"
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Oxford American
. September 1, 2009.
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"New Orleans Blues? After Katrina, publishers rethink"
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Publishers Weekly
, by Steven Zeitchik |Sep 16, 2005
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"Side Effects: A New Orleans Love Story Starring Luciana Jambon"
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Publishers Weekly
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Wilkinson, Joanne. "Friedmann, Patty. Side Effects: A New Orleans Love Story Starring Luciana Jambon."
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Booklist 15 Oct. 2005: 30. via Ebsco Host
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"A Little Bit Ruined "
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Publishers Weekly
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Perkins, Christine. "Friedmann, Patty. Side Effects: A New Orleans Love Story."
Library Journal
1 Dec. 2005: 111. Biography in Context. Web. 3 Jan. 2014.
External links
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