“A wonderful talent” – Washington Post Book World
“A dexterous writer” – New York Times Book Review
“Harleman trawls deep, treasure-filled waters” – Boston Globe
Ann Harleman is the author of the story collections Thoreau’s Laundry and Happiness, which won the Iowa Short Fiction Award; and the novels The Year She Disappeared, Bitter Lake, and Tell Me, Signora.
Among her awards are Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, three Rhode Island State Arts Council grants, the Berlin Prize in Literature, the Iowa Short Fiction Award, the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, and the O. Henry Award.
In an earlier life, Ann was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Princeton University, and she lived and worked behind the Iron Curtain. Having taught at the University of Washington, MIT, Wesleyan, Wheaton, and the Rhode Island School of Design, she is currently on the faculty of Brown University. She makes her home within sight of San Francisco Bay.