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Anne Tyler is the author of twenty-two novels, including Pulitzer Prize finalist Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), and Pulitzer Prize winner, Breathing Lessons (1989). She has also written numerous short stories and two children's books with her daughter, Mitra Modarressi.
Tyler's work has been compared to John Updike in its realism and portrayal of everyday American life. She has called Eudora Welty a major influence on her writing.
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The Question and Answer section for The Accidental Tourist is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Standing water in the road is compared to a wide lake.
A wide lake, it seemed, in the center of the highway crashed against the underside of the car and slammed it to the right.
Macon meets Muriel when he hires her to train his dog.
From the text:
He was a tall, pale, gray-eyed man, with straight fair hair cut close to his head, and his skin was that thin kind that easily burns.
