American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2001) Winner
Cheri Register
シェリ・レジスター
Cheri Register
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-04-30 （Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States）
- Died
- 2018-03-07 age 72
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- author, teacher, assistant professor (Women's Studies)
- Active Years
- 1975-2018
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (Women's Studies), The Loft Literary Center (memoir writing instructor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Chicago
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Minnesota Book Awards | Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir | — | Minnesota literary organizations | Winner |
| — | Minnesota Book Awards | — | — | Minnesota literary organizations | Winner |
Minnesota Book Awards
Work:
Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir
Organization:
Minnesota literary organizations
Result:
Winner
Minnesota Book Awards
Organization:
Minnesota literary organizations
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
American Feminist Literary Criticism: A Bibliographical Introduction
1975 essay / bibliographyAn essay providing a bibliographical introduction to feminist literary criticism, surveying key literature in the 1970s.
feminismliterary criticismbibliography
Kvinnokamp och litteratur i USA och Sverige
1977 scholarshipA scholarly study of the relationship between women's movements and literature in the United States and Sweden.
women's historyScandinavian literaturecomparative literature
Mothers-Saviours-Peacemakers: Swedish Women Writers in the Twentieth Century
1983 scholarship / literary studyDiscusses twentieth-century Swedish women writers and examines shifts in social roles and literary expression.
Swedish literaturegenderhistory
Living With Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and Passion
1987 non-fiction / health memoirA collection of essays about living with chronic illness, portraying daily challenges and hopes from a patient's perspective.
chronic illnessmemoirmedical experience
Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families With Children Adopted From Other Countries
1990 non-fiction / sociologyExplores experiences of families formed through international adoption, examining identity and family dynamics.
adoptionfamilyparenting
The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life
1999 non-fiction / healthDiscusses accepting life with chronic illness, patient self-understanding, and relationships with family and healthcare.
chronic illnessself-acceptancefamily relationships
Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir
2000 memoirA memoir about her working-class upbringing in Albert Lea, depicting family life and ties to community.
working-classhometownfamily history
Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects On Raising Internationally Adopted Children
2005 non-fiction / parentingReflections from a mother raising internationally adopted children on parenting and cultural identity.
international adoptionparentingcultural identity
The Big Marsh: The Story of A Lost Landscape
2016 non-fiction / environmental historyA regional history tracing a lost marshland and exploring human relationships with the natural environment.
environmental historylandscaperegional history
Bibliography
- American Feminist Literary Criticism: A Bibliographical Introduction (1975)
- Kvinnokamp och litteratur i USA och Sverige (1977)
- Mothers-Saviours-Peacemakers: Swedish Women Writers in the Twentieth Century (1983)
- Living With Chronic Illness: Days of Patience and Passion (1987)
- Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families With Children Adopted From Other Countries (1990)
- The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life (1999)
- Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir (2000)
- Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects On Raising Internationally Adopted Children (2005)
- The Big Marsh: The Story of A Lost Landscape (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- memoiristic and personal toneempathetic narrative voicescholarly analysis (feminism, comparative literature)
- Recurring Motifs
- familyworking-class lifeadoption and identitychronic illnesshometown landscape
Health
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Caroli disease長期（生涯）Her experience with a chronic condition informed her writing, producing works and essays about living with chronic illness.
Legacy
An author whose work ranged from feminist scholarship and Scandinavian literary studies to memoir and non-fiction on chronic illness and adoption. Known for bringing regional Minnesota life, adoption debates, and the voices of people with chronic illness into literary discourse. Two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Awards.
Trivia
- Best known for 'Packinghouse Daughter', a memoir about her working-class upbringing in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
- Wrote about raising two internationally adopted children (from Korea).
- Taught memoir-writing classes at The Loft Literary Center.
- Suffered from Caroli disease and wrote about chronic illness.
- Two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Awards (specific years not specified).