abstract:Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist. She rose to fame in 1995 with the publication of her bestselling memoir The Liars' Club.
Mary Karr tells about her struggles with motherhood,marriage and alcohol.
VOA: special.2010.01.01
Off the top of my head: Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Chang-rae Lee, MaryKarr, Mary Gaitskill, Edwidge Danticat, Edmund White, and about a hundred others.