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Kate Taylor

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Born

in Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

Website

http://www.katetaylor.ca

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

Marcel Proust, Iris Murdoch, Agatha Christie, Anton Chekhov, George El ...more

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April 2011

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This is the page for Canadian novelist and cultural journalist Kate Taylor, author of Mme Proust and the Kosher Kitchen and A Man in Uniform.

British sex columnist Kate Taylor is the author of Not Tonight, Mr. Right.

American arts journalist Kate Taylor is the editor of Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia

The child of a Canadian diplomat, Kate Taylor was born in France and raised in Ottawa. Her debut novel, Mme Proust and the Kosher Kitchen, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best first book (Canada/Caribbean region) and the Toronto Book Award. Her second novel, A Man in Uniform, ...more

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Zelda and the challenge of historical fiction

I was disappointed by Z: A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. These are my thoughts on why historical fiction has got to do better than this.

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/arts/boo...

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Published on May 01, 2013 06:00

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Average rating: 3.46 · 938 ratings · 173 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Man in Uniform 3.41 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mme Proust and the Kosher Kitchen 3.47 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Life is very nice, but it has no shape. The object of art is actually to give it some ..." Jean Anouilh, The Rehearsal”
― Kate Taylor

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Imprinted Life: Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen	1	9	Aug 24, 2011 09:12PM
The Seasonal Read...: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	4046	370	Nov 30, 2018 09:27PM
Around the World ...: Canada	41	1191	Jan 11, 2025 09:36PM
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“Life is very nice, but it has no shape. The object of art is actually to give it some ..." Jean Anouilh, The Rehearsal”
― Kate Taylor

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