Susan Sheehan
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Susan Sheehan (née Sachsel, born August 24, 1937),[1] is an American writer.
Born in Vienna, Austria,[1] she won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1983 for her book Is There No Place on Earth for Me?.[2] The book details the experiences of a young New York woman diagnosed with schizophrenia.[1] Portions of the book were published in The New Yorker, for which she has written frequently since 1961.[1]
Her other works include:
- 1967 Ten Vietnamese
- 1976 A welfare mother
- 1978 A prison and a prisoner
- 1984 Kate Quinton's days
- 1986 A missing plane
- 1991 Robert Indiana prints: a catalogue raisonne, 1951-1991
- 1993 Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair[1]
She is the wife of journalist Neil Sheehan, who also won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction [1] for A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam in 1989.[2]
[edit] Further reading
- Warren, James (1990-04-15). "The remarkable Sheehans: 2 Pulitzer prize winners, a good marriage, some tortuous times". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-04-15/features/9001310509_1_new-yorker-susan-sheehan-pulitzer-prize-winners. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- Warren, James (1993-09-26). "She Needs Her Space". Chicago Tribune.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). "Profiles of the winners: General non-fiction". Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners. pp. 268–269. ISBN 1573561118.
- ^ a b "Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Non-Fiction". The Pulitzer Prizes -- Columbia University. http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/General-Nonfiction. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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