Leigh Kennedy
Leigh Kennedy ( born Laura L. McClure on June 4, 1951 in Denver ) is an American writer living in England .
Life
She was married to short story writer John Kennedy from 1969 to 1978. She graduated from the Metropolitan State College of Denver in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in history . In 1980 she moved to Austin, Texas , in 1985 to England and is now a British citizen. She was married to science fiction writer Christopher Priest from 1988 to 2011 and is the mother of twins. She lives in Hastings , in the south east of England.
Write
Kennedy's first novel The Journal of Nicholas the American deals at the same time with the difficulty of integrating second-generation Russian immigrants into American society and the problems of an empath , i.e. someone who can perceive the feelings of others through a special gift. Her second novel, Saint Hiroshima, describes the traumatization of two young people and how they cope with it or how this trauma affects their future lives.
Her short story Her Furry Face (1983, German 1986 as her pretty fur face ) was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1983 , her short story The Silent Cradle (1983, German 1991 as Russel ) 1984 for the World Fantasy Award , her novel The Journal of Nicholas the American 1987 for the Nebula Award and her 2001 short story Wind Angels for the 2001 British Science Fiction Association Award .
Works
Novels
- The Journal of Nicholas the American. Jonathan Cape, London 1986, ISBN 0-224-02349-7 .
- German translation: Nikolai the American's diary. Heyne, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-453-03899-1 .
- Saint Hiroshima. Bloomsbury Publishing, London 1987, ISBN 0-747-50061-4 .
- German translation: St. Hiroshima. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-04994-2 .
Short story collections
- Faces. Jonathan Cape, London 1986, ISBN 0-224-02807-3 .
- Wind Angels. PS Publishing, Hornsea 2011, ISBN 978-1-84863-197-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Leigh Kennedy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Leigh Kennedy in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Leigh Kennedy in the science fiction awards DATABAS (English)
- Works by and about Leigh Kennedy at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christopher Priest in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kennedy, Leigh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McClure, Laura L. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4th 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver |