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Also Known As Donna Louise Tartt
Born December 23, 1963 (age 62) • Greenwood • Mississippi
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (2014)
Notable Works “The Goldfinch” • “The Little Friend” • “The Secret History”

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