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Josepha Sherman

ジョセファ・シャーマン

Josepha Shāman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1946-12-12
Died
2012-08-23 (East Haven, Connecticut) age 65
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
East Haven, Connecticut

Career

Occupations
Author, editor, folklorist
Active Years
1986-2012

Awards

Compton Crook Award
1990
Work: The Shining Falcon
Organization: Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Shining Falcon

1989 fantasy

A fantasy novel based on the Russian fairy tale The Feather of Finist the Falcon.

fairy talemagicdestiny

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Blending of fantasy and folklore
Recurring Motifs
fairiesmagical horsesmythology

Legacy

American author, folklorist, and anthologist known for winning the Compton Crook Award. Edited numerous anthologies and contributed to series like Star Trek.

Trivia

  • Edited anthologies of Jewish-American folklore.
  • Wrote Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels.