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Sylvia Watanabe

Author of Talking to the Dead

3+ Works 87 Members

About the Author

Includes the name: Sylvia A. Watanabe

Works by Sylvia Watanabe

Talking to the Dead (1992) 49 copies

Home To Stay: Asian American Fiction by Women (1990) — Editor — 28 copies

Into the Fire: Asian American Prose (1996) 10 copies

Associated Works

Charlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction (1993) — Contributor — 169 copies, 3 reviews

Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American (1999) — Contributor — 120 copies

Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology (1994) — Contributor — 106 copies, 1 review

Prize Stories 1991: The O. Henry Awards (1991) — Contributor — 69 copies, 1 review

Wild Women (1997) — Contributor — 24 copies, 1 review

America Writes: Learning English through American Short Stories (1997) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1953
Gender: female
Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Binghamton University

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500 Great Books by Women (1)

Pen/Faulkner Winners and Finalists (1)

Awards

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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Talking to the Dead (Finalist – 1993)

500 Great Books by Women

Talking to the Dead (Places and Homes)

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Works: 3
Also by: 6
Members: 87
Popularity: #211,167
Rating: ½ 3.7

ISBNs: 8

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