Tom Perrotta
American novelist whose suburban satires have become acclaimed films and television series, including Election and Little Children. His fiction examines the quiet desperation of American middle-class life with sympathy and wit. He is one of the most successful literary novelists with popular audiences.
Works
- ElectionDark comedy about suburban lives disrupted by a high school election
- Little ChildrenSatirical examination of suburban parental desire and transgression in contemporary America
- The LeftoversNovel exploring how a mysterious mass disappearance fractures a New Jersey community
- Mrs. FletcherComing-of-age story of a woman rediscovering sexuality and identity after divorce
- Tracy Flick Can't WinSequel returning to suburban politics through protagonist from original election novel