Dani Shapiro
Author of Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
About the Author
Dani Shapiro was born on April 10,1962 in New Jersey. She attended Sarah Lawrence College where she studied under Grace Paley. She began writing fo rthe screen and adapted Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince" for HBO. She has also been a professor of creative writing at Wesleyan University and an show more instructor at Columbia University. She has since written five novels and 3 memoirs. Her novels include: Playing with Fire, Fugitive Blue, Picturing the Wreck, Family History and Black and White. Her memoirs are Hourglass, Slow Motion, Devotion, and Inheritance. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Author Dani Shapiro at the 2018 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74066328
Works by Dani Shapiro
Associated Works
Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How… (2006) — Contributor — 127 copies
Altared: Bridezillas, Bewilderment, Big Love, Breakups, and What Women Really Think About Contemporary Weddings (2007) — Contributor — 72 copies
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- Legal name
- Shapiro, Daneile Joyce
- Birthdate
- 1962-04-10
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Education
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Occupations
- author
founder and host of podcast Family Secrets
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- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 3,050
- Popularity
- #8,373
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 132
- ISBNs
- 82
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 3
New neighbors move in, and Ben assists in the birth of their child, Waldo, who is born premature, and at home. The parents' marriage is rocky and Waldo is a genius. Mimi and Waldo meet later when Mimi has Alzheimers and is wandering and Waldo has run away. That night also bonds Waldo to Ben.
A sad commentary on how one event/error in judgment can affect us for our entire lives.… (more)