Donna Tartt

novelist

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Goldfinch" whose meticulously crafted prose is rich with erudite and evocative vocabulary.

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  1. 1 verisimilitude

    n. the quality of appearing true; depicting realism

    A certain verisimilitude is required for the lie to work.
  2. 2 erudition

    n. having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.

    The erudition of the students was their downfall.
  3. 3 melancholy

    adj. filled with sorrow; very sad; a state of sadness

    A deep sense of melancholy pervades the ruins.
  4. 5 evocative

    adj. serving to bring to mind

    Prose must be evocative enough to haunt the reader.

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