Reba Paeff Mirsky (1902–1966)
Author of Thirty-one brothers and sisters
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Works by Reba Paeff Mirsky
Associated Works
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 04: Just Around the Corner (1962) — Contributor — 175 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1902-05-25
- Date of death
- 1966-11-22
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Radcliffe College (AB)
Harvard University - Occupations
- musician
teacher
author - Awards and honors
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1953)
- Relationships
- Mirsky, Jonathan (offspring)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Burial location
- Moses Mendelsohn Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Massachusetts, USA
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An easy to read, narrative overview of the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, a master organist in his time and renowned composer.
An easy to read, narrative overview of the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, a master organist in his time and renowned composer.
The sequel to Thirty One Brothers and Sisters, Nomusa is thinking of a career, as a witch doctor. At the same time, she meets Buselapi, a nurse. Ever unconventional, Nomusa violates a Zulu taboo and spies on the manhood ritual in which her brother Mdingi has his ears pierced. Mdingi's ears become dangerously infected and Nomusa wonders if it's a result of her having spied on the ceremony. When the witch doctor is unable to cure Mdingi, she asks for her father to send for Buselapi who was show more able to cure the infection, inspiring Nomusa to become a nurse. show less
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- Rating
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