Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott in December 2013

Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954 in San Francisco ) is an American writer . She is politically active, gives lectures and teaches creative writing . Her non-fiction books are largely autobiographical and deal with topics such as alcoholism , life as a single parent , depression and Christianity .

Life

Anne Lamott was born in 1954 in San Francisco as the daughter of the writer Kenneth Lamott . She grew up in Marin County , north of the city. She graduated from high school at Drew School and then studied at Goucher College . There she wrote for the school newspaper, but dropped out after two years.

In 1980 she published her first novel Hard Laughter . She dedicated the book to her father, who had a brain tumor.

Anne Lamott dealt with the birth of her son Sam in 1989 and the time as a single mother in her book Operating Instructions . This was later followed by the book Some Assembly Required , which was written under the impression of having become a grandmother.

By addressing their difficulties in life and their own failure, it offers the reader the opportunity to compare their own experiences with them. This also gives her the "honorary title"  The People's Author .

In addition to her own writing activities, Anne Lamott also teaches creative writing. She teaches at the University of California at Davis and in courses throughout the United States. Her textbook Bird by Bird has also been translated into German.

Lamott is politically active on the left and advocates women's rights , equal rights for LGBT people and environmental policy .

In 1999 Freida Lee Mock published a biographical documentary entitled Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott.

Awards

• In 1985, Anne Lamott received a Guggenheim scholarship .
• In 2010 she was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
• Several books have been featured on The New York Times Best Seller list .

Works

Novels

• Hard laughter. Viking Press. 1980. ISBN 0-670-36140-2 .
• Rosie. Viking Press. 1983. ISBN 0-670-60828-9 .
• Joe Jones. North Point Press. 1985. ISBN 0-86547-209-2 .
• All New People. North Point Press. 1989. ISBN 0-86547-394-3 .
• Crooked Little Heart. Pantheon Books. 1997. ISBN 0-679-43521-2 .
• Blue Shoe. Riverhead Books. 2002. ISBN 1-57322-226-7 .
  • The blue shoe. Novel. From the American by Birgit Schmitz, Droemer 2004, ISBN 978-3-426-19564-2 .
• Imperfect Birds. Riverhead Books. 2010. ISBN 1-59448-751-0 .

Non-fiction

• Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year. Pantheon Books. 1993. ISBN 978-0-679-42091-0 .
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Pantheon Books. 1994. ISBN 978-0-679-43520-4 .
  • Word by word. Instructions for writing and living as a writer. Translated by Kerstin Winter, Authors House Verlag 2004, ISBN 978-3-932909-44-3 .
• Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith. Pantheon Books. 1999. ISBN 978-0-679-44240-0 .
• Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith. Riverhead Books. 2005. ISBN 978-1-57322-299-0 .
• Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. Riverhead Books. 2007. ISBN 978-1-59448-942-6 .
• Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son. Riverhead Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59448-841-2 . (with Sam Lamott)
• Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers. Riverhead Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59463-129-0 .
• Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair. Riverhead Books. 2013. ISBN 978-1-59463-258-7 .
• Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace. Riverhead Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-59448-629-6 .
• Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy. Riverhead Books. 2017. ISBN 978-0-7352-1358-6 .
• Almost Everything: Notes on Hope . Riverhead Books. 2018. ISBN 978-0-52553-744-1 .

literature

• Pegge Bochynski: Anne Lamott. In: Jay Parini (Ed.): American Writers. A Collection of Literary Biographies, Supplement XX, Mary Antin to Phillis Wheatley. Charles Scribner's Sons, Detroit 2010, pp. 131-146.
• Jane Vandenburgh: Architecture of the Novel. A Writer's Handbook. Anne Lamott (preface). Counterpoint, Berkeley, CA 2010, ISBN 1-58243-597-9 .
• Karen Bouris: Anne Lamott. Life as a black belt codependent. In: Spirituality & Health. 2013; 15.6, pp. 48-53 (interview).

Web links

Wikiquote: Anne Lamott  - Quotes

• Literature by and about Anne Lamott in the catalog of the German National Library
• Anne Lamott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Bird by Bird in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Article by Anne Lamott on: Salon.com
• Profile - Steven Barclay Agency
• TV interview 2004
• Radio interview 2007
• Interview for Writers on the Record , 2007
• Author profile on Goodreads.com
• Anne Lamott: Twelve Truths , TED, youtube July 13, 2017

Remarks

1. ^ PBS : Interview with Anne Lamott. ( Memento from April 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Anne Lamott. About Entertainment, April 3, 2017, accessed December 20, 2017 . 
3. ^ Anne Lamott: My son, the stranger. ( Memento of May 13, 2008 on the Internet Archive ) - Salon.com .
4. ^ Anne Lamott's directions for grandparents. Some assembly required. cnn.com , April 6, 2012, accessed December 20, 2017 . 
5. ^ New York Times bestseller Anne Lamott and Son Sam Record New Novel at Live Oak Studio in Berkeley. PRWeb, January 26, 2012, accessed December 20, 2017 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Anne Lamott in the California Hall of Fame. California Museum. Retrieved December 20, 2017 . 
7. ^ Guggenheim Fellowship for Anne Lamott. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, accessed December 20, 2017 .