Bette Howland
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Bette Howland (January 28, 1937 – December 13, 2017) was an American writer and literary critic. She wrote for Commentary Magazine.[1]
Personal life
Born Bette Lee Sotonoff to Sam Sotonoff, a machinist, and Jessie Berger, a homemaker, much of her work focused on her native Chicago, although she left the city in 1975.[2]
In 1956, she married Howard Howland, a biologist. The couple had two sons but later separated and divorced, although she kept his surname.[3] She worked as a librarian and did editorial work for the University of Chicago Press.[4]
Awards
- 1984: MacArthur Fellows Program[5]
- 1978: Guggenheim Fellow[6]
Works
- The iron year, University of Iowa, 1967
- W-3, Viking Press, 1974; ISBN 978-0-670-74863-1
- Blue in Chicago, Harper & Row, 1978; ISBN 978-0-06-011957-7
- Things to Come and Go: Three Stories, Knopf, 1983; ISBN 978-0-394-53032-1
Death
Howland died on December 13, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aged 80. She suffered from multiple sclerosis and dementia. She was survived by her two sons, Jacob and Frank; a sister, Mrs. Rochelle Altman; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.[3]
References
- ^ Braun, Aurel. "Search « Commentary Magazine". Commentarymagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ^ Blades, John (March 18, 1993). "Home Again". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b Obituary, Nytimes.com, December 17, 2017; accessed December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Bette Howland: The Tale of a Forgotten Genius - Literary Hub". Lithub.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ [1] Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bette Howland - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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