Jean hanff korelitz is the author of you should have known 3. The first half of jean hanff korelitzs novel about a new york therapist is less than revelatory, although that turns out to be for excellent reason. Parents of students aspiring to elite universities may want to wait to read jean hanff korelitzs novel admission, about a princeton admissions officer in crisis. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jean hanff korelitz books online. Portia nathan has been a college admissions officer for more than a decade.
Buy a cheap copy of admission book by jean hanff korelitz. Jean hanff korelitz is a writer, known for admission 20, the undoing 2020 and books du jour 2014. It is an adaptation of a novel by jean hanff korelitz, also called admission. Jean hanff korelitz born may 16, 1961 is an american novelist, playwright, theater producer.
Admission by jean hanff korelitz grand central publishing. It seems as if every former collegeadmissions officer writes a guide to getting into college at least according to portia. The film was released in the united states and canada on march 22, 20. Korelitzs book admission is the basis for the 20 film of the same name. The college process is comparable to a midlife crisis, and in jean hanff korelitzs novel admission the two coincide. Hugh grant and donald sutherland, admission adapted as the 20 film of the same. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. And not at just any schoolshe works behind the gilded gates of princeton.
Jean hanff korelitz was born and raised in new york city and educated at dartmouth college and clare college, cambridge. Admission is a 20 american romantic comedydrama film directed by paul weitz and starring tina fey and paul rudd. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. It hasnt been long since i applied to a selective albeit second tier institution and anxiously awaited word from the committee. Portia nathan, the overly dedicated 38yearold princeton admissions officer, narrator of korelitzs overthought fourth novel, finds purpose in her gatekeeper role. Jean hanff korelitz is quickly becoming my favorite author, and this is the second of her books that i have devoured at a breakneck pace. The devil and webster, by jean hanff korelitz jean hanff korelitzs latest is set at a tony new england college rocked by racial unrest. You should have known is jean hanff korelitz s new novel. In jean hanff korelitz s novel you should have known, a family therapists marriage unravels unexpectedly. Jean hanff korelitz was born and raised in new york and graduated from dartmouth college and clare college, cambridge. He held the post of oxford professor of poetry from 1999 to 2004.
Kelley, directed by susanne bier and starring nicole kidman, hugh grant and donald sutherland, admission adapted as the. Admission, by jean hanff korelitz kennedy library home. The film was adapted from the novel by karen croner and directed by. He has published over thirty collections and won a pulitzer prize for poetry and the t. Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of. A novel that gets to the heart of the ivy league admissions process through the. The book and movie are drastically different in tone and story, but i enjoyed both. The novel follows a 38yearold princeton university admission officer. Jean hanff korelitz was born and raised in new york city and educated at. Like the author, the books protagonist portia nathan works in admissions at. Hanff korelitz, according to the books dust jacket, was a parttime applications reader in the princeton admissions office in 2006 and 2007. You should have known, by jean hanff korelitz the new.
She is the author of one book of poems, the properties of breath, and three previous novels, a jury of her peers, the sabbathday river and the white rose, as well as a novel for children, interference powder. The main character, portia nathan, is an admissions officer. This acclaimed book by jean hanff korelitz is available at in several formats for your ereader. Written by jean hanff korelitz, audiobook narrated by colleen werthmann. Jean hanff korelitz is a bestselling author of six novels the devil and webster, you should have known, admission, the white rose, the sabbathday river and a jury. In her latest novel, admission, jean hanff korelitz tells the story of portia. Admission by jean hanff korelitz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Admission the novel by jean hanff korelitz the college strategist. I love the writing so precise and distinct, passionate but contained like her female characters.