Rosellen Brown (born May 12, 1939) is an American author, and has been an instructor of English and creative writing at several universities, including the

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and the

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. The 1996 film '' Before and After'' was adapted from her novel of the same name.

Early life

Brown was born in

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. She received a bachelor of arts degree from

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in 1960 and

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Life and work

She has been an instructor of English and creative writing at several universities, including the

and the

. The TV adaptation ''Half A Heart'' was based on Brown's book of the same name which traces the lives of several people who participated in the civil rights movement and continue to live in its shadow. '' Before and After'' was released as a film in 1996. Starring

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and

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, it was directed by

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from a screenplay by

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Publications

*''Some Deaths in the Delta and Other Poems,'' 1970 *''Whole World Catalog, Teachers and Writers Collaborative'', 1972 (co-editor) *''Street Games'' (stories), 1974; 1991 *''The Autobiography of My Mother'' (novel), 1976 *''Cora Fry'' (poems), 1977 *''Tender Mercies'' (novel), 1978 *''

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'' (play adaptation of the novel), 1983 *''Civil Wars'' (novel), 1984 *''Before and After'', 1992 *''A Rosellen Brown Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose'', 1992 *''Inter-Office'' (short story), 1994 *''Cora Fry's Pillow Book'' (poetry), 1994 *''Half a Heart'' (novel), 2000 *''The Lake on Fire'' (novel), 2018

Awards

Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize is a literary award presented annually for the "best book-length work of prose fiction" by an American woman. The award has been given by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the Depar ...

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