Jane Hamilton
Born 13 July 1957
From Oak Park, Illinois, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction
Jane Hamilton was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, the youngest of five children. In 1979 she received a degree in English from Carleton College. In 1983, her first published short stories were published in Harper's Magazine in 1983. In 1988, her first novel, The Book of Ruth, was published. It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, Great Lakes College Association New Writers Award, and the Wisconsin Library Association Banta Book Award in 1989, and was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1996. In her second novel, A Map of the World, was published, followed by The Short History of a Prince in 1998. The Short History of a Prince was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998 and was shortlisted for the 1999 Orange Prize. She currently lives in Rochester, Wisconsin.
Books by Jane Hamilton in order
Books by Jane Hamilton in the order they were published, from Women in Camden 1981 (1982) to The Excellent Lombards (2016).
- 1Women in Camden 1981Women in Camden 19811982
- 2The Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth1988 - 3The Frogs Are Still Singing
The Frogs Are Still Singing1989 - 4A Map of the World
A Map of the World1994 - 5The Short History of a Prince
The Short History of a Prince1998 - 6Disobedience
Disobedience2000 - 7When Madeline Was Young
When Madeline Was Young2006 - 8Laura Rider's Masterpiece
Laura Rider's Masterpiece2009 - 9The Excellent Lombards
The Excellent Lombards2016