Jennifer Clement
Jennifer Clement (born 1960) is an American-Mexican author. Clement has written several novels, including Gun Love (2018) and Prayers for the Stolen (2014), and published several collections of poetry. She was the first woman president of PEN International in 2015.
Jennifer Clement | |
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Clement at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2016 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American-Mexican |
| Education | New York University (BA) University of Southern Maine (MFA) |
| Notable works | Widow Basquiat, A True Story Based on Lies, Prayers for the Stolen, Gun Love |
| Notable awards | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature, The Canongate Prize, Sara Curry Humanitarian Award, Guggenheim Fellowship |
| President of PEN International | |
| In office October 2015 – October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Ralston Saul |
| Succeeded by | Burhan Sönmez |
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