Editing Tama Janowitz (section)

{{short description|American novelist (born 1956)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Tama Janowitz
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|4|12}}
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/tama_janowitz_born_1956_5881553|title=Tama Janowitz, Born 04/12/1956 in California &#124; CaliforniaBirthIndex.org|website=www.californiabirthindex.org|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
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| occupation = [[Writer]]
| genre = Fiction
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| education = [[Barnard College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Hollins University|Hollins College]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Columbia University School of the Arts]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
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'''Tama Janowitz''' (born April 12, 1956) is an American [[novelist]] and a short story writer. She is often referenced as one of the main "[[Brat Pack (literary)|brat pack]]" authors, along with [[Bret Easton Ellis]] and [[Jay McInerney]].<ref name=nty>{{cite web|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|title=Bret Easton Ellis: The Man in the Mirror|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/arts/07wyat.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=New York Times|date=August 7, 2005}}</ref> Her novel-in-stories ''[[Slaves of New York (short story collection)|Slaves of New York]]'' (1986) was adapted into the [[Slaves of New York|movie of the same name]] in 1989.