Diane Wolkstein (1942–2013)
Autor(a) de Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
About the Author
Diane Wolkstein was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 11, 1942. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a master's degree in education from Bank Street College in New York. She later spent several years in Paris, where she worked as a teacher and studied mime. She worked as New mostrar mais York City's official storyteller from 1967 to 1971. Her radio show, Stories from Many Lands, was broadcast on WNYC from 1968 until 1980. She also helped create the Storytelling Center of New York City, which trains thousands of volunteers and sends them into the city's public schools and libraries. She wrote more than 20 books during her lifetime including Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth with Samuel Noah Kramer and Esther's Story. She died while undergoing emergency surgery for a heart condition on January 31, 2012 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Diane Wolkstein
Oom Razoom, Or, Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What: A Russian Tale (1991) 40 exemplares
Dreamsongs: Abulafia, Part of My Heart 1 exemplar
Celebrating our mistakes stories and songs from the Jewish tradition [video recording] (2004) — Director, Featured — 1 exemplar
The Biblical Story of Joseph (cassette) 1 exemplar
Junior Great Books, Series 3 1 exemplar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Wolkstein, Diane
- Data de nascimento
- 1942-11-11
- Data de falecimento
- 2013-01-31
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Causa da morte
- complications from heart surgery
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Paris, France - Educação
- Smith College (BA|1964)
Bank Street College of Education (MA|1967) - Ocupações
- professor
storyteller
folklorist
writer - Organizações
- Storytelling Center of New York City
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 29
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 2,090
- Popularidade
- #12,310
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 51
- ISBN
- 78
- Línguas
- 5
- Marcado como favorito
- 2