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Jennifer Clement (born 1960) is an American-Mexican author. Clement has written several novels, including Gun Love (2018) and Prayers for the Stolen (2014), and published several collections of poetry and the memoirs 'Widow Basquiat' (2001)and 'The Promised Party' (2024).
Jennifer Clement is the author of multiple books, including Widow Basquiat and Gun Love. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for Prayers for the Stolen.
Feb 28, 2022 · Jennifer Clement’s novel Prayers for the Stolen, focusing on girls stolen by Mexican crime mafias, is now a film (on Netflix) and Mexico’s selection for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It has received honors at Cannes and at many international film festivals.
Jennifer Clement is President Emerita of the human rights and freedom of expression organization PEN International and the only woman to hold the office of President (2015-2021) since the organization was founded in 1921.
Clement is the author of four novels: Gun Love, Prayers for the Stolen, A True Story Based on Lies and The Poison That Fascinates. She also wrote the cult classic memoir Widow Basquiat and has published several volumes of poetry including The Next Stranger with an introduction by W. S. Merwin.
Memoirs — Jennifer Clement. In "The Promised Party" by Jennifer Clement, readers are taken on a captivating journey from the bohemian streets of Mexico City to the vibrant '80s art scene in New York. Living next to Frida Kahlo's house, Clement's childhood was a tapestry of artists, communists, and poets.
Jennifer Clement is the author of multiple books, including Widow Basquiat and Gun Love. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for Prayers for the Stolen. The president of PEN International, she currently…. More about Jennifer Clement.
Feb 28, 2014 · Jennifer Clement lives in Mexico City and was president of PEN Mexico during a time when Mexico became one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism, and also a place where...
Feb 9, 2014 · In her unconventional memoir, Jennifer Clement writes about the famous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and his relationship with Suzanne Mallouk — from Mallouk's perspective.
Jan 14, 2024 · Jennifer Clement, the author of ‘The Promised Party’ (Cata Portin) In 1976, aged 16, Clement left Mexico City and went to boarding school in the US, and two years later enrolled at NYU...
