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Meg Wolitzer (born May 28, 1959) is an American writer, born on Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of Hilma Wolitzer, a novelist who wrote novels including Ending, In the Flesh and Hearts.

She studied creative writing at Smith College and graduated from Brown University in 1981. Her first novel, Sleepwalking, a story of three college girls obsessed with poetry and death, was published in 1982. Her following books include Hidden Pictures (1986), This Is Your Life (1988), Friends for Life (1994), Surrender, Dorothy (1998), The Wife (2003), The Position (2005), and The Ten-Year Nap (2008). Her short story "Tea at the House" was featured in 1998's Best American Short Stories collection.

She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop and Skidmore College and has written several Hollywood screenplays, most of which are unproduced. Two films have been based on her work; This Is My Life, scripted and directed by Nora Ephron, and the 2006 TV movie Surrender, Dorothy, starring Diane Keaton and directed by Charles McDougall.

Currently she lives in New York with her husband and sons.
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Total Books: 93
To Night Owl From Dogfish
2020 - To Night Owl From Dogfish (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780525553243
ISBN-10: 052555324X
Genres: Children's Books, LGBTQ+ Books
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Fight of the Century Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
The Female Persuasion
2019 - The Female Persuasion (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780399573231
ISBN-10: 0399573232
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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The wife Vivere nell'ombra
2018 - The Wife VIvere Nell'ombra (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788811604501
ISBN-10: 8811604508
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The Wife
2018 - The Wife (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781784709884
ISBN-10: 1784709883
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Wife
2018 - The Wife (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781982110765
ISBN-10: 1982110767
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Wife
2018 - The Wife (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781982106362
ISBN-10: 1982106360
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
 7

The Female Persuasion The Female Persuasion
2018 - The Female Persuasion the Female Persuasion (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781717462039
ISBN-10: 1717462030
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Female Persuasion A Novel
2018 - The Female Persuasion a Novel (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780525528166
ISBN-10: 0525528164
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Die Ehefrau
2017 - Die Ehefrau (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783832164324
ISBN-10: 3832164324
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La doublure
2016 - La Doublure (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782919547449
ISBN-10: 2919547445
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Belzhar
2015 - Belzhar (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780142426296
ISBN-10: 0142426296
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
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The Wife A Novel
2015 - The Wife a Novel (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781504603232
ISBN-10: 1504603230
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Belzhar
2014 - Belzhar (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780525423058
ISBN-10: 0525423052
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 9

The Interestings
2014 - The Interestings (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099584094
ISBN-10: 0099584093
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Sleepwalking
2014 - Sleepwalking (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781594633133
ISBN-10: 1594633134
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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This Is My Life
2014 - This Is My Life (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781594633140
ISBN-10: 1594633142
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Interestings A Novel
2013 - The Interestings a Novel (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781594488399
ISBN-10: 1594488398
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
2012 - The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780142422045
ISBN-10: 0142422045
Genre: Children's Books
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The Uncoupling A Novel
2012 - The Uncoupling a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781594485657
ISBN-10: 1594485658
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 10

La citt delle ribelli
2012 - La Citt Delle Ribelli (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788811684084
ISBN-10: 8811684080
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2011 - The Uncoupling [Wheeler Large Print Book Series] (Hardcover)
2007 - Rindete Dorothy / Surrender Dorothy [Alianza Literaria - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
1993 - Operation Save the Teacher Wednesday Night Match [Operation: save the teacher] (Paperback)
1986 - Caribou [Bantam Starfire Book] (Paperback)
A Mulher [Portuguese Edition] (Paperback)