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Debra Dean
Debra Lynn Dean (born 1957) is an American writer, best known for her 2006 novel, ''The Madonnas of Leningrad''. Life Dean was born and brought up in Seattle and studied English and Drama at Whitman College, graduating in 1980. She then trained as an actress in New York City, where she married another actor, and worked mostly in theatre until returning to the Pacific Northwest to study for a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oregon. She now teaches creative writing at Florida International University, where she is an associate professor of English. Works *''The Madonnas of Leningrad'' (New York: William Morrow, 2006, , ) *''Confessions of a Falling Woman'' (New York: HarperCollins, 2008, , ) *''The Mirrored World'' (New York: Harper Perennial, 2013, , ) *'' Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War That Made Them One'' (Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 2018, , ) References External links *http://therumpus.net/2014/07/the-rumpus-inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Madonnas Of Leningrad
''The Madonnas of Leningrad'', Debra Dean, Debra Dean's first novel, tells the story of Marina, a docent at the Hermitage Museum, State Hermitage Museum during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad. Marina's clear and detailed recollections of the Hermitage collection and the war are interspersed with her current dementia-impaired life in Seattle, Washington as she prepares to attend a granddaughter's wedding. The novel uses the vivid memories of the past to contrast with the struggles of an Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's victim in dealing with everyday life. Publication * Reception ''The Madonnas of Leningrad'' received mixed reviews. ''The Guardian'' wrote "Debra Dean paints a powerful portrait of a woman with Alzheimer's, a disease that makes the past an increasingly persistent intrusion on the present." A review by the Historical Novel Society called it "a beautifully-written novel, a haunting tribute to the power of memory to help us survive in the worst of times." and Ruth Rende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |