Tama Janowitz
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Tama Janowitz (born April 12, 1957) is an American novelist and short story writer, most commonly associated with the Brat Pack.
Born in San Francisco, California to a psychiatrist father and literature professor mother who divorced when she was ten, Janowitz moved to the East Coast of the United States in her younger years and started writing about life in New York City, where she had settled down.
She socialized with Andy Warhol, and was a celebrity in certain New York circles. It was a collection of short stories, Slaves of New York (1986) that shot her to fame and made her a well known society figure. Slaves of New York was also turned into a movie in 1989, directed by James Ivory and starring Bernadette Peters. Janowitz written screenplay and also appeared as Peters friends.
So far, In addition to a sparkling series of columns in Details (magazine) and multiple pop culture incarnations, Janowitz has published seven novels. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Tim Hunt, and their adopted daughter.
Novels
- American Dad (1981)
- Slaves of New York (1986)
- A Cannibal in Manhattan (1987)
- The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group (1991)
- By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee (1996)
- A Certain Age (1999)
- Peyton Amberg (2003)
Nonfiction
External links
- [1987 audio interview of Tama Janowitz] by Don Swaim
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