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Amanda "Binky" Urban (born Amanda Jane Urban on 30 October 1946) is a literary agent with International Creative Management, Inc.She paved the way for the success of Donna Tartt's first novel, The Secret History, by creating such media hype and buzz for creating a bidding war and demanding a huge advance (USD$450,000) for a first time novelist. Tartt's novel was brought to her by fellow Bennington alum Bret Easton Ellis.Among others, Urban represents Katherine Boo, Dominique Browning, Peter Carey, E.L. Doctorow, Jennifer Egan, Dexter Filkins, Richard Ford, Alan Furst, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Mary Karr, Lawrence Lessig, Cormac McCarthy, Jay McInerney, Toni Morrison, Haruki Murakami, Michael Pollan, Anna Quindlen, and Mona Simpson.Urban has been married to The New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta since 1977. They have one adult daughter, Kate.
| Net Worth | $400,000 |
| Date Of Birth | 1946-10-30 |
| Profession | Literary agent |
| Nicknames | Amanda Urban, Urban, Amanda |
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| 1 | New York City, New York [August 2009] |
| 2 | Mother of Katharine Anne Auletta (born in 1982) and mother-in-law of Michael David Malenbaum (born in 1982). |
| 3 | She is a literary agent for the International Creative Management Agency in New York City. |
By James H. Sterling
