Tyler, Anne, 1941–, American novelist, b. Minneapolis. Her witty and perceptive fiction, which is often set in the American South and frequently in and around Baltimore, portrays vivid contemporary characters involved in ordinary human life; she is particularly adept at depicting family relationships. Among her more than 20 novels are A Slipping-Down Life (1970), Searching for Caleb (1975), Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982, film 1988), The Accidental Tourist (1985, film 1988), Breathing Lessons (1988; Pulitzer Prize), Saint Maybe (1991), Ladder of Years (1995), The Amateur Marriage (2004), Noah's Compass (2010), The Beginner's Goodbye (2012), Vinegar Girl (2016), a contemporary reworking of The Taming of the Shrew, Clock Dance (2018), and Redhead by the Side of the Road (2020).
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