Ann Beattie’s emergence in the 1970s as a preeminent writer was key in creating the 1980s short story renaissance. Her exploration of the subtle cruelties and desires of the heart has steadily advanced the story form, and in 2000 she received the PEN/Malamud Award for Lifetime Achievement for her first seven story collections. Ann and her husband, the painter Lincoln Perry, live in Florida and in Charlottesville, where she teaches at the University of Virginia.

Find and Replace

by Ann Beattie
Find and Replace (0:32 preview)

Here you’ll find an audio recording of Ann Beattie giving a signature performance of her story “Find and Replace” from her collection Follies. The reading is vibrant, humorous, and timeless, and Beattie, as always, stays out at the leading edge of the story form, transforming the art with the originality and genius that belong to the masters. The reading took place at the Narrative Night in Santa Fe in October 2007.

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