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Lisa Alther (1) (1944–)

Autor(a) de Kinflicks

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14+ Works 2,005 Membros 26 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Lisa Alther was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, on July 30, 1944. She graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in English literature in 1966. She worked briefly at Atheneum publishers in New York before moving to Vermont. There she wrote for Garden Way, Inc., and taught Southern Fiction at St. mostrar mais Michael's College in Winooski. Alther's first novel, Kinflicks, was published in 1976, followed by Original Sins; Other Women; Bedrock; and Five Minutes in Heaven. Her tragicomic novels, which feature feisty lesbian characters, have become international bestsellers and have been translated into several languages. She also wrote a novella, Birdman and the Dancer, based on a series of monotypes by Francoise Gilot. Alther's reviews and articles have appeared in many periodicals, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Natural History, Cosmopolitan, Yankee, and The Guardian. Alther's novels are studied in university courses in English, Southern, and Appalachian literature, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por Lisa Alther

Associated Works

The Best of Modern Humor (1983) — Contribuidor — 292 exemplares
The Penguin Book of Women's Humour (1996) — Contribuidor — 118 exemplares
Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers (1998) — Contribuidor — 45 exemplares
LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia (2019) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
A Portrait of Southern Writers: Photographs (2000) — Contribuidor — 13 exemplares

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This is the first book of Lisa Alther's I've read, it won't be the last. This book is full of well researched facts, and Lisa's view of life is very enjoyable.
 
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cougargirl1967 | 3 outras críticas | Jan 11, 2024 |
....woman searches for her DNA ancestry in Appalachia and discovers roots to Portugal, Jewish, Native American heritage - which is not expected since her family culturally identify as Scottish protestant.

I love the way this is written and the humor. It reads so quickly and comes across as an honest re-telling of her experience at each step of the way. It helps me to find surprises and interesting turns in my own DNA ancestry - and that there is no need to try and figure out "how" or "why" information got lost...just focus on your own findings and mostly this brings joy and satisfaction.

And for Lisa Alther -a book!

I initially picked up this book because there was a review by Doris Lessing and so I knew it had to be good. I was concerned about reading a memoir that was going to drag me into the mud of someone else's confusion (claiming universal insight along the way); but nope! This was enjoyable, fun, and i definitely recommend to others to read this book.

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maitrigita | 3 outras críticas | Oct 2, 2022 |
Five Minutes in Heaven by Lisa Alther (1996)
 
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sharibillops | 1 outra crítica | May 20, 2022 |
Hatfield's of W.V. vs. McCoy's of Kentucky between 1850's and 1890. Very detailed. Reads as if the McCoy's got the worst of it.
 
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pgabj | 5 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2021 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
14
Also by
5
Membros
2,005
Popularidade
#12,841
Avaliação
½ 3.4
Críticas
26
ISBN
136
Línguas
10
Marcado como favorito
1

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