Kaui Hart Hemmings is an American writer. She is best known for her novel, ''

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'' (2007), which was adapted into an award-winning film.

Biography

Kaui Hart Hemmings was born and raised in

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. She attended Punahou School for high school, graduating in 1994. She attended

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and graduated in 1998. She earned her M.F.A. at Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. She was one of Stanford's 2002

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. Her

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, ''

'' (2007), was published in 22 countries and was a

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. It was adapted into the 2011 film ''

'', starring George Clooney and written by Alexander Payne,

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, and

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. Hemmings had previously published a collection of her stories, ''House of Thieves''. She has written two other novels for adults, ''The Possibilities'' (2014) and ''How to Party With an Infant (''2016), and one for young readers, entitled ''Juniors'' (2015). In 2019, she published her novel ''Testimony from Your Perfect Girl.''

Bibliography

Short story collections *''House of Thieves'' (2005) Novels *''

'' (2007) *''The Possibilities'' (2014) *''Juniors'' (for young adults) (2015) *''How to Party With an Infant'' (2016) *''Testimony from Your Perfect Girl'' (2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmings, Kaui Hart Living people 21st-century American novelists American women short story writers American women novelists Colorado College alumni Sarah Lawrence College alumni American women screenwriters Novelists from Hawaii 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American short story writers Screenwriters from Hawaii 21st-century American screenwriters Stegner Fellows 1975 births