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Calisher, Hortense

LC control no.n 50032171
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPS3553.A4
Personal name headingCalisher, Hortense
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Variant(s)Heffelfinger, Hortense Calisher
Locatednaf
Birth date1911-12-20
Death date2009-01-13
Place of birthManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activityFiction Short stories
Novels
Profession or occupationAuthors Novelists
Short story writers
Found inHer In the absence of angels, 1951.
New York times WWW site, Jan. 15, 2009 (Hortense Calisher; b. Dec. 20, 1911, Manhattan; m. Heaton Bennet Heffelfinger, 1935 (div. 1958); d. Tuesday [Jan. 13, 2009], Manhattan, aged 97; novelist and short-story writer whose unpredictable turns of phrase, intellectually challenging fictional situations, and complex plots captivated and puzzled readers for a half-century)
Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1911)
Associated languageeng