Frances Sherwood

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Frances Sherwood (born June 4, 1940 ) is an American writer .

Life

Frances Sherwood was born in California . She taught English literature at Indiana University South Bend . Two of her short stories were awarded an O. Henry Prize : The short stories History in 1989 and Basil the dog in 2000. Her short story Basil the dog was also nominated for the 1999 Nebula Award .

Works (selection)

  • Everything you've heard is true. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 1989, ISBN 0-8018-3823-1 .
  • Mind and passion. Wolfgang Krüger-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-8105-1716-X ( Vindication. 1993).
  • Poets and Petticoats. Wolfgang Krüger-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 3-8105-1717-8 ( Green. 1995).
  • The Seamstress of Prague or the Book of Shine. Europa Verlag, Hamburg and Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-203-82040-4 ( The book of splendor. 2003).
  • Night of Sorrows. WW Norton & Company, New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-393-32974-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography in her novel Poeten und Petticoats , S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2008, page 2.
  2. ^ The O. Henry Prize Stories - Past Winners List (English) Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Internet Book List - Frances Sherwood (English) ( Memento of 29 September 2015, Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Nebula Awards - Frances Sherwood - Basil the dog (English). Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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personal data
SURNAME Sherwood, Frances
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 4th 1940