O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (1977) Winner
Ella Leffland
エラ・レフランド
Era Reffurando
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1931-11-25 （Martinez, California）
- Died
- 2024-09-18 （San Francisco） age 92
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Martinez, California (born and raised) → San Francisco
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1970-1999
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
San Jose State University
Country:
United States
Attended, no graduation mentioned.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | O. Henry Award | Last Courtesies | First Prize | O. Henry Prize Stories | winner |
| 2014 | Gina Berriault Award | — | — | Fourteen Hills Review at San Francisco State University | winner |
O. Henry Award
1977
Work:
Last Courtesies
Category:
First Prize
Organization:
O. Henry Prize Stories
Result:
winner
Gina Berriault Award
2014
Organization:
Fourteen Hills Review at San Francisco State University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mrs. Munck
1970 Gothic novelA gothic tale of a woman's vengeance on the man who abandoned her decades before.
vengeanceabandonment
Adaptations
- [Film] Mrs. Munck / Diane Ladd (1996)
Love Out of Season
1974 NovelRumors of Peace
1979 Semi-autobiographical novelA girl coming of age during World War II.
warcoming of agepeace
Last Courtesies and Other Stories
1980 Short story collectionThe Knight, Death and the Devil
1990 Historical novelHistorical novel based on the life of Hermann Göring.
evilhistoryNazism
Breath and Shadows
1999 NovelBibliography
- Mrs. Munck (1970)
- Love Out of Season (1974)
- Rumors of Peace (1979)
- Last Courtesies and Other Stories (1980)
- The Knight, Death and the Devil (1990)
- Breath and Shadows (1999)
Adaptations
- Mrs. Munck (1996 film, directed by Diane Ladd)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- stunning mastery of the techniques of realistic fictioncharacters whose imaginative lives are rich and often strange
- Recurring Motifs
- personal and social evilnorthern California settings
Legacy
Highly regarded by other writers, her novels demonstrate stunning mastery of realistic fiction techniques, illuminating characters with rich imaginative lives. Best known for Rumors of Peace.