 Liz Henry | | 6,331 (24,470) | 365 | 3,331 |  (3.76) | 26 | 0 | Joanna Russ was born in New York City on February 22, 1937. She received a degree in English from Cornell University in 1957 and a MFA in playwriting from the Yale Drama School in 1960. She taught at various colleges and universities during her lifetime including a long stint at the University of Washington in Seattle. She was a critic and science fiction writer best known for books of criticism such as The Female Man (1975) and How to Suppress Women's Writing (1984) as well as the novel And Chaos Died (1970). She died on April 29, 2011 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Female Man … (more) |
Amazons! (Contributor) 221 copies, 3 reviews Epoch (Contributor; Contributor) 197 copies, 2 reviews Orbit 2 (Contributor) 72 copies, 2 reviews Quark/1 (Contributor) 56 copies, 1 review Clarion (Contributor) 55 copies, 1 review Orbit 9 (Contributor) 43 copies, 1 review Top members (works)AsYouKnow_Bob (93), Abbess (76), naokoken (69), ringman (56), chilperic (51), aulsmith (49), TerryWeyna (49), StormRaven (47), tredegartrafalgar (42), Kaethe (41), battlinjack (39) — more Recently addedHoboMonk (1), caess (1), tronsolo (1), bigcurlyloz (1), Sylvia-Sovych (1), Larou (1), TooManyBooksAndGames (1), randmur (7), Iamanamma (1), erohwedd (1) Legacy LibrariesMember favoritesMembers: SolerSystem, bit-of-a-list-tiger, private member, iansales, edgewood, smiteme, Red_Harvey, mobius111, ochobbit, dorothean, wildlifepooka, MoochPurpura, AlanPoulter, AlexJeffers, sbszine, private member, clong, patwagner, futuransky, therem (show 6 more), wrobert, chamekke, rmharris, krupskaja, the_red_shoes, marietherese
Joanna Russ has 2 past events. (show)  Speculative Fiction Book Club: Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevérÿon  Great Novels of the 22nd Century Reading Group: The Two of Them Left Bank Books Join us for a reading group discussion of The Two of Them by Joanna Russ! Irene, a rebellious product of an American 1950s upbringing, has fled from a repressive and sexist society into a life of apparent equality and adventure as part of the elite Trans-Temporal Authority's cadre of travelers. Under the tutelage of Ernst, a friend/lover and teacher/father, Irene has achieved status and dignity. Irene and Ernst are assigned to a Muslim world where they meet Zubedeyeh, a young girl whose creativity is being transformed into madness by the male chauvinistic society in which she lives.
Parking: Lots one block north and one block east; street parking (meters free after 7pm).
For directions and public transportation information, click here.
Location: Street: Left Bank Books Additional: 399 N. Euclid Ave. City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63108 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
|
|
| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Cause of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | | | Disambiguation notice | | | Improve this authorCombine/separate worksAuthor divisionJoanna Russ is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. IncludesJoanna Russ is composed of 3 names. You can examine and separate out names. Combine with…
|
8