Gloria Naylor (1950–2016)
Auteur de The Women of Brewster Place
A propos de l'auteur
Gloria Naylor was born in Manhattan, New York on January 25, 1950. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Brooklyn College and a master's degree in African American studies from Yale University. She taught at several universities including George Washington University, the University of afficher plus Pennsylvania, New York University, Princeton University, and Boston University. Her first novel, The Women of Brewster Place, won the American Book Award and the National Book Award for first novel in 1983. It was adapted into a two-part television movie in 1989. Her other novels include Linden Hills, Mama Day, Bailey's Café, and The Men of Brewster Place. She died of heart failure on September 28, 2016 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: David Shankbone, August 2007
Œuvres de Gloria Naylor
Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 116 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967; Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers,… (2002) — Directeur de publication — 42 exemplaires
Selected From the Women of Brewster Place 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Contributeur — 276 exemplaires
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contributeur — 159 exemplaires
Calling the Wind: Twentieth Century African-American Short Stories (1992) — Contributeur — 100 exemplaires
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996) — Contributeur — 88 exemplaires
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions (1994) — Contributeur — 78 exemplaires
The Haves & Have Nots: 30 Stories About Money & Class In America (1999) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires
The Unforgetting Heart: An Anthology of Short Stories by African American Women (1859-1993) (1993) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love (1998) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1950-01-25
- Date de décès
- 2016-09-28
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA
- Cause du décès
- heart attack
- Lieux de résidence
- Harlem, New York, USA
Queens, New York, USA - Études
- Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn College (BA|1981)
Yale University (MA|1983) - Professions
- novelist
- Organisations
- George Washington University
New York University
Boston University
University of Kent
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University (tout afficher 7)
Tulane University - Prix et distinctions
- NEA Fellowship (1985)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1988)
American Book Award (1983)
National Book Award (1983)
Candace Award (1986)
Lillian Smith Award (1989) - Agent
- Sterling Lord Literistic
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Aussi par
- 17
- Membres
- 4,851
- Popularité
- #5,177
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 67
- ISBN
- 108
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 16