Lee Stringer
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Lee Stringer is a writer who lived, homeless and crack-addicted, on the streets of New York City from the early eighties until the mid-nineties.[1] He is a former editor and columnist of Street News.[2] His essays and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Nation, The New York Times, and Newsday. He currently lives in Mamaroneck, New York. He is the author of Sleepaway School and Grand Central Winter.[3] Stringer also took part in a discussion on writing with Kurt Vonnegut for a book entitled Like Shaking Hands With God.
He received the Lannan Foundation residency fellowship in 2005.[2][3]
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[edit] Books
- Lee Stringer (1998). Grand Central Winter. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-888363-57-6
- Lee Stringer, Kurt Vonnegut (2000). Like Shaking Hands With God. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-002-X
- Lee Stringer (2004). Sleepaway School. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-478-5
- Lee Stringer (2010). Grand Central Winter: Expanded Second Edition. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 1-58322-918-3
[edit] References
- ^ Jiler, John (1998-06-28). "Street Singer: The story of a homeless addict who found a pencil at Grand Central and saved his life". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/06/28/reviews/980628.28jile.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b Silberstein, Judy (2006-02-16). "Mamk's Lee Stringer Gives "Internal View" of a Difficult Life". Larchmont Gazette. http://www.larchmontgazette.com/2006/articles/20060216stringer.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b "Past Residents - Lee Stringer, Writer - Marfa, Fall 2005". Lannan Foundation. http://www.lannan.org/lf/res/past/P100/11455. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
[edit] Further reading
- Ames, Lynne, "A Onetime Crack Addict Finds a New High in His Life as an Author", The New York Times, January 20, 2002
[edit] External links
- Lee Stringer's Publisher Seven Stories Press
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