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Elaine Ford (1938–2017)

Autor von Betty: A Glad Awakening

8 Werke 114 Mitglieder 1 Rezension

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Elaine Ford was born in White Plains, New York on December 12, 1938. She received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1964. Her first novel, The Playhouse, was published in 1980. Her other novels include Monkey Bay, Missed Connections, Ivory Bright, and Life Designs. Her short-story mehr anzeigen collections include The American Wife and This Time Might Be Different: Stories from Maine. The couple moved to Maine in 1985, and Ms. Ford began She taught creative writing and literature at the University of Maine at Orono from 1985 until her retirement in 2005. She died of a brain tumor on August 27, 2017 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

Werke von Elaine Ford

Betty: A Glad Awakening (1987) 51 Exemplare
Ivory Bright (1986) 21 Exemplare
Monkey Bay (1989) 13 Exemplare
This Time Might Be Different (2018) 9 Exemplare
Missed connections (1983) 5 Exemplare
The playhouse (1980) 5 Exemplare
Life Designs (1997) 5 Exemplare

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Geburtstag
1938-12-12
Todestag
2017-08-27
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
USA
Geburtsort
White Plains, New York, USA
Sterbeort
Topsham, Maine, USA
Ausbildung
Radcliffe College
Berufe
professor
Organisationen
University of Maine
Preise und Auszeichnungen
Michigan Literary Fiction Award (2007)

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But of course it never is. These stories describe grim situations, sometimes impoverished but not always, when people seem trapped by inevitable inclinations. Ford describes the Maine landscape, literal and figurative, with a keen but pessimistic eye.
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Werke
8
Mitglieder
114
Beliebtheit
#171,985
Bewertung
3.1
Rezensionen
1
ISBNs
16

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