Gilchrist, Ellen (1935–)
Gilchrist, Ellen (1935–)
American novelist and short-story writer. Born Feb 20, 1935, in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Worked as journalist and radio commentator; writings include The Land Surveyor's Daughter (1979), In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (1981), The Annunciation (1983), Victory Over Japan (1984), Drunk with Love (1986), Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle (1989), The Blue-Eyed Buddhist (1990), I Cannot Get You Close Enough (1990), and Net of Jewels (1992). Won American Book Award for Victory Over Japan.
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BORN: 1850, Leukas, Greece
DIED: 1904, Okubo, Japan
NATIONALITY: American
GENRE: Travel, criticism, fiction
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