Contemporary American women fiction writers : an A-to-Z guide

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Contemporary American women fiction writers : an A-to-Z guide

edited by Laurie Champion and Rhonda Austin

Greenwood Press, 2002

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American women writers have long been creating an extraordinarily diverse and vital body of fiction, particularly in the decades since World War II. Recent authors have benefited from the struggles of their predecessors, who broke through barriers that denied women opportunities for self-expression. This reference highlights American women writers who continue to build upon the formerly male-dominated canon. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for more than 60 American women writers of diverse ethnicity who wrote or published their most significant fiction after World War II. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes:^L^DBLA brief biography^L^DBLA discussion of major works and themes^^DBLA survey of the writer's critical reception^L^DBLA bibliography of primary and secondary sources

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Preface Introduction by Laurie Champion Alice Adams (1926-1999) by Julie S. Amberg Julia Alvarez (1950- ) by J. Elizabeth Clark Toni Cade Bambara (1939-1995) by Catherine Cucinella Andrea Barrett (1965- ) by Ernest Smith Ann Beattie (1947- ) by Claudia Milstead Judy Blume (1938- ) by Austin Booth Rita Mae Brown (1944- ) by Roxanne Harde Ana Castillo (1953 ) by Laurie Champion Denise Chavez (1948- ) by Beverly G. Six Alice Childress (1920-1994) by Joelle Biele Sandra Cisneros (1954- ) by Joy Castro J. Colifornia Cooper (19??- ) by Michelle L. Taylor Ellen Douglas (Josephine Ayres Haxton) (1921- ) by Elizabeth J. Wright Louise Erdrich (1954 ) by Ann Engar Mary Gaitskill (1954- ) by Robert Johnson Kaye Gibbons (1960- ) by Elizabeth J. Wright Gail Godwin (1937- ) by Lynn Domina Mary Gordon (1949- ) by Cheryl D. Bohde Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (1938- ) by Kristin Brunnemer Shelby Hearon (1931- ) by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay Amy Hempel (1951- ) by Rhonda Cawthorn Linda Hogan (1947- ) by Ellen L. Arnold Mary Hood (1946- ) by Angela Laflen Josephine Humphreys (1945- ) by Bill Clem Gish Hen (1956- ) by Cora Agatucci Diane Johnson (1934- ) by Stephanie Brown Gayle Jones (1949- ) by Michelle L. Taylor Jamaica Kincaid (1949- ) by Sharon Hileman Nanci Kincaid (1950- ) by Deborah Maltby Barbara Kingsolver (1955- ) by Lisa Abney Maxine (Ting Ting) Hong Kingston (1940- ) by Sharon Hileman Harper Lee (1926- ) by Catherine Cucinella Ursula K. LeGuin (1929- ) by Kate K. Davis Beverly Lowry (1938- ) by Stephanie Gordon Paule Marshall (1929- ) by Michelle L. Taylor Bobbie Ann Mason (1940- ) by Laurie Champion Elizabeth McCracken (1966- ) by Roy Flannagan Jill McCorkle (1958- ) by Suzanne Disheroon-Green Colleen Johnson McElroy (1935- ) by James L. Hill Terry McMillan (1951- ) by Suzanne Disheroon-Green Toni Morrison (1931- ) by Julie Buckner Armstrong Gloria Naylor (1950- ) by Chris Ruiz-Velasco Joyce Carol Oates (1938- ) by Mona Choucair Tillie Olsen (1912 or 1913- ) by Ernest Smith Cynthis Ozick (1928- ) by Laurie Champion Grace (Goodside) Paley (1922- ) by Lisa Maria Burgess Noudehou Sara Paretshy (1947- ) by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay Ann Petry (1908-1997) by Michelle L. Taylor Jayne Anne Phillips (1952- ) by Andrea Adolph Francine Prose (1947- ) by J. P. Steed Marilynne Robinson (1944- ) by Catherine Rainwater Mary Robinson (1949- ) by Cynthia Whitney Hallett Leslie Marmon Silko (1948- ) by Catherine Rainwater Jane Smiley (1949- ) by Jesse Cohn Lee Smith (1944- ) by Cathy Downs Elizabeth Ann Tallent (1954- ) by Laurie Champion Amy Tan (1952- ) by Carman C. Curton Melanie Rae Thon (1957- ) by Kate K. Davis Anne Tyler (1941- ) by Donna Buchanan Cook Alice Walker (1944- ) by Lisa Abney Joy Williams (1944- ) by J. Elizabeth Clark Selected Bibliography Index

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