BEATTIE, Ann Distortions Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Price: $50.00 Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's first collection of short stories. Item #430243 ISBN: 0385116594 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Ann Beattie birth name: Ann Beattie born: 9/8/1947 View Reference Info Biography American writer of short stories and novels whose characters, having come of age in the 1960s, often have difficulties adjusting to the cultural values of later generations. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore Collecting tips: We also offer a comprehensive Ann Beattie Bibliography and Price Guide.more