Ann Harleman (born October 28, 1945, in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American novelist, scholar, and professor.
Ann Harleman | |
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| Born | October 28, 1945 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Education | Rutgers University (BA) Princeton University Brown University (MFA) |
| Notable awards | O. Henry Award (2003) Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award (2004) |
| Spouse |
Bruce Rosenberg
(m. 1981; died 2010) |
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Life and career
editHarleman was born in Ohio. When she was four years old, her family moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where her father worked for Bethlehem Steel. As a child, she wrote mystery stories in the style of the Nancy Drew novels.[1]
Aiming for a career in academia, she earned the B.A. degree at Rutgers University. In 1972, she became the first woman to earn the doctorate in linguistics at Princeton,[1][2] and taught linguistics at the University of Washington. In 1976, she took part in a six-month exchange program in Russia.[1]
After she moved to Rhode Island in 1983, she became a visiting scholar at Brown's American Civilization department[2] and later a lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design.[1][3]
In 1988 she earned the M.F.A. in creative writing at Brown University[1][4] and began to write short stories, submitting some annually for the Iowa Short Fiction contest. In 1994, her collection of short stories, Happiness, won the Iowa Short Fiction Award.[1]
Personal life
editHarleman married folklore scholar Bruce Rosenberg in 1981. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1990[5] and died in 2010.[6]
Works
editHarleman is the author of the story collections Thoreau’s Laundry and Happiness, and the novels The Year She Disappeared and Bitter Lake.
- The Cost of Anything, 1988 (thesis submitted at Brown University)
- Mute Phone Calls, by Ruth Zernova (translated from Russian), 1991
- Happiness: Stories, 1994 (reprinted 2008)[7][8]
- Bitter Lake: A Novel, 1996[9]
- Thoreau’s Laundry: Stories, 2007
- The Year She Disappeared: A Novel, 2008[10]
Non-fiction
edit- Graphic Representation of Models in Linguistic Theory, 1976 (as Ann Harleman Stewart)
- Ian Fleming: A Critical Biography, 1989 (co-authored with Bruce A. Rosenberg)
Articles
edit- "Kenning and Riddle in Old English." Papers on Language and Literature, vol. 15, issue 2 (spring 1979): 115–136
- "The Solution to Old English Riddle 4." Studia Philologica, vol. 78 (1981)
- "The Role of Narrative Structure in the Transmission of Ideas", in Textual Dynamics of the Professions, 1991
Honors and awards
editHarleman has received numerous awards including the Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, the Berlin Prize in Literature, the Iowa Short Fiction Award, the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, and the O. Henry Award.
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1976[11]
- Raymond Carver Prize, 1986
- Chris O’Malley Fiction Prize, 1987
- Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Awards, 1987
- NEH Fellow, Institute for Literary Translation, 1988
- Rockefeller Foundation Artist’s Fellow, 1989[12]
- Judith Siegel Pearson Award, 1991
- PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, 1991
- Iowa Short Fiction Award, 1993[13]
- Berlin Prize in Literature, 2000[14]
- Zoetrope All-Story Short Fiction Prize, 2002
- O. Henry Award, 2003[15]
- Goodheart Prize for Fiction, 2004
- Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, 2004
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Kathy Lauer-Williams (December 15, 1996). "Childhood Memories Prompt Writer To Set Novel In Bethlehem". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA.
- ^ a b "Princeton Alumni Weekly". 94. March 23, 1994: 47.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Rhode Island School of Design". Rhode Island School of Design. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elizabeth Kellner Suneby (January 2014). "Continuing Ed". Brown Alumni Magazine.
- ^ Sally Macdonald (July 23, 1996). "10 Years Later, Where Are They Now? -- Some Are Together, Some Are Not, Some Say Divorce Will Never Be An Option". Seattle Times.
- ^ "In Memoriam". American Folklore Society. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Happiness". Publishers Weekly
- ^ "HAPPINESS by Ann Harleman". Kirkus.
- ^ "Bitter Lake". Kirkus Review.
- ^ "The Year She Disappeared". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Guggenheim Foundation". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Rockefeller Foundation". Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Iowa Center for the Book". Iowa Center for the Book. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "American Academy in Berlin". American Academy in Berlin. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "O. Henry Award 2003". Random House--O. Henry Award Winners 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2014.