Tom Perrotta

The Profile

Tom Perrotta (born 1961) is an American novelist and screenwriter known for novels that examine suburban life and cultural tensions. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television.

Born 1961; author of novels including Election, Little Children, The Abstinence Teacher, and The Leftovers. Some works adapted for screen; The Leftovers was adapted as an HBO series.

The provided review (rating 4/5) praises Tom Perrotta's novel The Abstinence Teacher for its humane, nonjudgmental portrayal of characters across cultural divides. The reviewer highlights Perrotta's skill in rendering believable, autonomous characters and prefers character development over ideological spectacle. Overall recommendation: worth reading for its empathetic depiction of contemporary American tensions.