var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display Donna Tartt, in full Donna Louise Tartt, (born December 23, 1963, Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.), American novelist especially noted for her debut novel, The Secret History (1992), and her third book, The Goldfinch (2013), winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. When her 2013 novel The Goldfinch was released, Tartt expressed apprehension about it, telling Town & Country, once the book is out there its not really mine anymore, and my own idea isnt any more valid than yours. When The Secret History, about an erudite group of classics majors who turn to murder at a small New England college, was published, in 1992, it was greeted with a kind of wonder by writers, critics, and readersnot just because its author was a mysterious, tiny package from Greenwood, Mississippi, who dressed in crisp tailored suits and revealed little about herself, but because few could place it on the commercial-literary continuum. Jenna selected Donna Tartt's debut novel, and veritable modern classic, for the last Read With Jenna pick of 2022. Donna Tartt has promised that her new book will be an emotional journey, and she has also stated that she is exploring the themes of family, friendship, and love. var cookies = document.cookie.split('; '); [CDATA[ Which to me is fine. //