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ⓘ About Lily Tuck
Lily Tuck is an American author of fiction. She was born in Paris, France in 1938. She spends her time in between New York City and the great state of Maine, although she has also lived in Peru and Uruguay as a child and Thailand as an adult. She states that living in other countries have allowed her a different perspective as a writer and also heightened her sense of rootlessness and dislocation, something that she thinks is reflected in her characters. Lily Tuck has written novels as well as short fiction. Her short pieces have been featured in such publications as Fiction, the New Yorker, and the Antioch Review. She has written seven novels. The first novel is Interviewing Matisse and was published in 1991.
All Book Series by Lily Tuck
Interviewing Matisse, or The Woman Who Died Standing Up
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1991
Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2001
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lily Tuck?
Lily Tuck is an American author of fiction. She was born in Paris, France in 1938. She spends her time in between New York City and the great state of Maine, although she has also lived in Peru and Uruguay as a child and Thailand as an adult.
Which Lily Tuck series should I start with?
Lily Tuck's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Interviewing Matisse, or The Woman Who Died Standing Up (1991).
How many books has Lily Tuck written?
Lily Tuck has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1991 and 2024. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Anthologies.
In what order should Lily Tuck's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 15 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Lily Tuck's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lily Tuck's 15 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (8 books); Collections (3 books); Anthologies (3 books); Non-Fiction (1 book).