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Elaine Ford (1938–2017)

Auteur de Betty: A Glad Awakening

8 oeuvres 114 utilisateurs 1 Critiques

A propos de l'auteur

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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins

Œuvres de Elaine Ford

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

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Date de naissance
1938-12-12
Date de décès
2017-08-27
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
White Plains, New York, USA
Lieu du décès
Topsham, Maine, USA
Études
Radcliffe College
Professions
professor
Organisations
University of Maine
Prix et distinctions
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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sleahey | May 14, 2018 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
8
Membres
114
Popularité
#171,985
Évaluation
3.1
Critiques
1
ISBN
16

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