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Born | 1971 (age 53–54) |
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Notable awards | Whiting Award |
Jen Beagin (born 1971) is an American novelist and writer.
Beagin grew up in Torrance, California, and moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, in her youth. [1] She returned to college in her mid-30s, [2] and attended the University of Massachusetts Boston. [3] She earned an MFA in Writing from the University of California, Irvine. [4] [5]
Among other jobs, Beagin was a long time housecleaner. This inspired the character of Mona, who is the housecleaner protagonist of her first two books. [6]
Pretend I'm Dead , her first novel, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews which also noted it among the Best Fiction of 2018. [7] Pretend I'm Dead was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. [8] The popular website Emily Books gave an early positive review of the book, [9] the first edition of which was published by Northwestern University Press in 2015. [10] The novel was reissued as a hardcover in 2018 by Simon & Schuster. [11]
Vacuum in the Dark , [12] a sequel to Pretend I'm Dead, received a starred Kirkus review and was named a best book for February 2019 by Oprah Magazine. [13] Publishers Weekly has a starred review, calling it "a sharp and superb novel" that "pulls no punches—this novel is viciously smart and morbidly funny." [14]
Big Swiss is about a woman who transcribes sex therapy sessions and how she falls for a client Flavia, the titular "Big Swiss".
Publishers Weekly Tip Sheet notes that "This unconventional love story has a surplus of appeal from page one." [15]
Entertainment Weekly said: "Beagin stands out among fiction's fresh crop of promising voices." [16] NPR Books says that "Beagin is a wonderfully funny writer who also happens to tackle serious subjects." [17]
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