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Ann Packer (born 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer, perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel ''The Dive From Clausen's Pier''. She is the recipient of a James Michener Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. ==Personal life== Packer was born in Stanford, California. She is the daughter of Stanford University professors Herbert Packer and Nancy (Huddleston) Packer. Her mother was a student of the historian/novelist Wallace Stegner at the Stanford Writing Program; Nancy Packer later joined the Stanford faculty as professor of English and creative writing. Her father was on the faculty of Stanford Law School, where he highlighted the tensions between Due Process and Crime Control. In 1969, when Ann was 10 years old, he suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. He committed suicide three years later.〔Benson, Heidi. ("Thicker Than Water" ), ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.〕 Her uncle, George Huddleston, Jr., and her grandfather, George Huddleston, Sr., were congressmen from Alabama. Her brother, George Packer, is a novelist, journalist, and playwright. Her father was Jewish and her mother was from a Christian background.〔http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/08/27/reviews/000827.27hittlt.html〕 Packer currently lives in Northern California with her two children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ann Packer (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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