Anne Leaton

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Anne Leaton (born July 13, 1932 - January 25, 2016) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet whose works have been published in England and America and whose radio plays have been broadcast on the BBC. [1]

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Life

Born in Cleburne, Texas, she studied English and creative writing at Indiana University and Texas Tech University and was a Fulbright scholar to Germany, after which she spent twenty years traveling and working in Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Canada.

She received numerous awards for her fiction and poetry, including twice being the recipient of an O. Henry Award for her short stories. Leaton's work has been compared to other writers whose focus has been primarily upon social mores and human foibles—specifically such novelists and short story writers as Jane Austen, Henry James, and John Cheever.

She lived in Fort Worth, Texas. [2]

Works

Novels

Short stories

Radio play

Anthologies

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References

  1. "Obituary for Anne Leaton - FORT WORTH, TX". www.memorialsolutions.com. 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. "Anne Leaton" at Poets & Writers.

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