Judith Viorst

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Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1931 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American author , newspaper journalist and psychoanalyst.

Life

Viorst graduated from Newark College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University in Newark in 1952 . In 1968 she was one of the signatories of the Writers and Editors ar Tax Protest , who refused to pay taxes in protest against the Vietnam War . After years of successfully writing books for children, adolescents and adults, she began studying psychoanalysis at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute in the late 1970s , which she successfully completed in 1981.

Viorst is married to a politics writer. The couple live in Washington DC and have three grown sons.

Works

Children's books

  • I'll fix Anthony. illustrated by Arnold Lobel . Harper & Row, New York City 1969, ISBN 0-06-026306-7 .
  • Try it Again Sam: Safety When You Walk , illustrated by Paul Galdone, 1970.
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. illustrated by Ray Cruz . Atheneum, New York City 1972, ISBN 0-689-70428-3 .
  • Mama Says there Aren't any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Goblins, or Things. illustrated by Kay Chorao . Atheneum, New York City 1973.
    • German by Hanna Bautze: Mama says: There are no ghosts . Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg 1976, ISBN 3-473-39641-9 .
  • Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. illustrated by Ray Cruz. Atheneum, New York City 1977, ISBN 0-689-30602-4 .
    • German: Alexander and the stupid money . Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg 1979, ISBN 3-473-39657-5 .
  • The Tenth Good Thing about Barney , illustrated by Erik Blegvad, 1987.
  • Earrings illustrated by Nola Langner Malone. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York City 2010, ISBN 978-1-4424-1281-1 .
  • Lulu and the Brontosaurus , illustrated by Lane Smith. Atheneum, New York City 2010, ISBN 978-1-4169-9961-4 .
  • Lulu Walks the Dogs , illustrated by Lane Smith. Atheneum, New York City, USA 2012, ISBN 978-1-4424-3579-7 .
  • Lulu's Mysterious Mission illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Atheneum, New York City, USA 2014, ISBN 978-1-4424-9746-7 .

Other books

  • The Changing Earth , illustrated by Feodor Rimsky. Bantam 1967.
  • People and other aggravations . 1971.
  • Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow . 1987.
    • German: Courage to separate: Human losses that make life meaningful . Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-03363-9 .
  • Murdering Mr. Monti: A Merry Little Tale of Sex and Violence , Simon and Schuster, New York City, USA 1994, ISBN 0-671-76074-2 .
  • Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles with Power and Surrender . 1998.
    • German: Control is good, trust is better: The way to inner serenity . Heyne, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-17260-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Viorst, Judith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author, journalist and psychoanalyst
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark, New Jersey , USA