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Hortense Calisher
Hortense Calisher (1911–2009) was born in New York City. The daughter of a young German-Jewish immigrant mother and a somewhat older Jewish father from Virginia, she graduated from...view moreHortense Calisher (1911–2009) was born in New York City. The daughter of a young German-Jewish immigrant mother and a somewhat older Jewish father from Virginia, she graduated from Barnard College in 1932 and worked as a sales clerk before marrying and moving to Nyack, New York, to raise her family. Her first book, a collection of short stories titled In the Absence of Angels, appeared in 1951. She went on to publish two dozen more works of fiction and memoir, writing into her nineties.A past president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and of PEN, the worldwide association of writers, she was a National Book Award finalist three times, won an O. Henry Award for “The Night Club in the Woods” and the 1986 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for The Bobby Soxer, and was awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1952 and 1955.view less
Books by Hortense Calisher
Kissing Cousins: A Memory The Collected Stories of Hortense Calisher Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Journal from Ellipsia: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Herself: An Autobiographical Work Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Bobby-Soxer: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Absence of Angels: Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFalse Entry: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The New Yorkers: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Age: A Love Story Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In the Absence of Angels: Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTale for the Mirror: A Novella and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings