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Kathleen Finneran

キャスリーン・フィナラン

Kyashurīn Finneran

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1957-12-03 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
St. Louis, Missouri

Career

Occupations
author, professor
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri–St. Louis

Awards

Whiting Award
2001
Work: The Tender Land
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2003
Organization: Guggenheim Foundation
Result: fellow

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Tender Land

2000 family memoir

A book-length family memoir.

Bibliography

  • The Tender Land (2000)

Legacy

American author known for her family memoir The Tender Land (2000). Recipient of the Whiting Award in 2001 and Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003. Teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.