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Anne Landsman

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Anne Landsman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959-04-14 (Worcester, South Africa)
Nationality
South African
Languages
English
Residence History
Worcester, South Africa → Cape Town, South Africa → New York, United States

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Lecturer
Active Years
1997-2024
Affiliations
The New School, The Writers' Room
Nominations
Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature (shortlisted), Harold U. Ribalow Prize (shortlisted)

Education

University of Cape Town
Country: South Africa
Columbia University
Country: United States

Awards

Sunday Times Fiction Prize
2009
Work: The Rowing Lesson
Organization: Sunday Times
Result: 受賞
M-Net Literary Award
2009
Work: The Rowing Lesson
Organization: M-Net
Result: 受賞
PEN/Hemingway Award
Organization: PEN America
Result: 受賞
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Devil’s Chimney

1997 Novel

A novel developed from a short story, set in her hometown Worcester, South Africa.

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Translations
  • Published in UK, Germany, South Africa, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark

Bibliography

  • The Devil’s Chimney (1997)
  • The Rowing Lesson (2007)

Legacy

South African-born novelist known for autobiographical novels dealing with family and illness.

Trivia

  • Born as the daughter of a country doctor.
  • Married to architect James Wagman.