Gloria Naylor (1950–2016)
Autor(a) de The Women of Brewster Place
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Image credit: David Shankbone, August 2007
Obras por Gloria Naylor
Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) — Editor; Contribuidor — 113 exemplares
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967; Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers,… (2002) — Editor — 39 exemplares
Selected From the Women of Brewster Place 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Contribuidor — 270 exemplares
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contribuidor — 157 exemplares
Calling the Wind: Twentieth Century African-American Short Stories (1992) — Contribuidor — 98 exemplares
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996) — Contribuidor — 88 exemplares
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions (1994) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
The Haves & Have Nots: 30 Stories About Money & Class In America (1999) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
The Unforgetting Heart: An Anthology of Short Stories by African American Women (1859-1993) (1993) — Contribuidor — 23 exemplares
The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love (1998) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1950-01-25
- Data de falecimento
- 2016-09-28
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA
- Causa da morte
- heart attack
- Locais de residência
- Harlem, New York, USA
Queens, New York, USA - Educação
- Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn College (BA|1981)
Yale University (MA|1983) - Ocupações
- novelist
- Organizações
- George Washington University
New York University
Boston University
University of Kent
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University (mostrar todos 7)
Tulane University - Prémios e menções honrosas
- NEA Fellowship (1985)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1988)
American Book Award (1983)
National Book Award (1983)
Candace Award (1986)
Lillian Smith Award (1989) - Agente
- Sterling Lord Literistic
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Also by
- 17
- Membros
- 4,812
- Popularidade
- #5,218
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 66
- ISBN
- 107
- Línguas
- 10
- Marcado como favorito
- 16