Donna Tartt in the News

More from Derek Nikitas StarNewsOnline.com The plot revolves around homicides involving a secretive college society, suggesting elements of Donna Tartt's “The Secret History.” The story, he said, ...

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The curse of the 'long-awaited' book guardian.co.uk Donna Tartt's The Little Friend, published in 2002 a decade after The Secret History, is good – but not that good. Likewise, Anne Michaels's The Winter ... and more »

100 books that defined the noughties Telegraph.co.uk Not so; it's brilliant. by Donna Tartt by Lynne Truss Bossy, humorous punctuation primer that taught us to love the semicolon. by Zachary Leader One of the ...

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What's Donna Tartt Working on Now?
According to Telegraph: "Donna Tartt's third novel will apparently be a psychological thriller featuring a group of people trapped in a lift. The 10-year gap between The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002) suggests that Ms Tartt knows all about getting stuck. No doubt she will reject such titles as "Out of Order" or "Shafted"."

According to Publisher's Weekly: "With The Little Friend finally complete, Tartt is now reported to be working on a version of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus, due to be published by Canongate as part of a series that will feature updated fables by Philip Pullman, Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and JM Coetzee, due out late 2004. She is also currently working on a new novel."

And from The Independent online edition:
"Beyond the prize success and movie deals, the company has another potential bonanza up its sleeve. It plans a series of short fictions by leading writers (such as Philip Pullman and Jeanette Winterson) which will update myths of the ancient world. A highlight will be the modern version of Daedalus and Icarus promised by none other than Donna Tartt. Canongate already has a solid professional reputation for cultivating little friends in high places. After Martel's Booker scoop, there's no chance that its ambition and audacity will stay a secret history for much longer."

USAToday:
Her next work is a novella based on the myth of Daedalus and Icarus, part of a collection of modern interpretations commissioned by Scottish publisher Canongate.
And then? "A novel I don't want to talk about."

"Der kleine Freund"
German Video interview with Donna Tartt about The Little Friend (16 MB)
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How Mattie got her man
Donna Tartt on True Grit, a modern classic of one girl's quest to avenge her father's murder. The Guardian, January 8, 2005
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The Secret History Donna Tartt audio cassette

The Little Friend Donna Tartt audio cd (abridged) audio cassette (unabridged)

Donna Tartt's The Secret History: A Reader's Guide Tracy Hargreaves

Best of the Oxford American: Ten Years from the Southern Magazine of Good Writing edited by Mark Smirnoff

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