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Patricia A. Brieschke

パトリシア・ブリーシュケ

Patricia Brieschke

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Waccabuc, New York, USA

Career

Occupations
Short story writer, University professor
Active Years
1979-
Affiliations
Hofstra University

Education

Northeastern Illinois University
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: United States
Alfred Adler Institute
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: United States
Sources indicate an MA associated with this institute; details unclear
University of Illinois at Chicago
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: United States

Awards

Dana Award
2008
Organization: Dana Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cracking Open

2008 Essay

A personal essay exploring self-examination and introspection, using personal experience to probe universal themes.

self-explorationidentityfamily

All Of Me

2009 Essay / Nonfiction

A personal essay published in The Sun Magazine that reflects on relationships between self and others.

selfrelationshipsmemory

Bibliography

  • Cracking Open (essay; included in Best American Essays 2008)
  • All Of Me (The Sun Magazine, March 2009)
  • Short stories and essays in Appalachee Review, Karamu, The Rambler Magazine, The MacGuffin, PMS, Rainbow Curve, Sou'wester, StoryQuarterly, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Personal, introspective essayistic styleDelicate, observation-based description
Recurring Motifs
self-explorationfamily and relationshipsmemory and the past

Legacy

An author active in short stories and essays, recognized through magazine and anthology publications. Also contributes as an educator, mentoring students.

Trivia

  • Teaches at Hofstra University (source cited).
  • Work included in anthologies such as Best American Essays 2008.
  • Resides in Waccabuc, New York.