Debra Dean

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Debra Dean
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Debra Lynn Dean (born 1957) [1] is an American writer, best known for her 2006 novel, The Madonnas of Leningrad .

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Life

Dean was born and brought up in Seattle and studied English and Drama at Whitman College, graduating in 1980. [2] She then trained as an actress in New York City, [3] 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 the Florida International University, where she is an associate professor of English. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Birth year from Worldcat, accessed 2018-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Debra Dean". Marly Rusoff Literary Agency. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  3. ↑ Liane Hansen (April 2, 2006). "The Force of Memory: 'Madonnas of Leningrad'". NPR Books. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Debra Dean — News at FIU - Florida International University". news.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Debra Lynn Dean". Faculty directory. Florida International University . Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. ↑ Seymenliyska, Elena (2006-07-01). "Review: The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  7. ↑ "The Force of Memory: 'Madonnas of Leningrad'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  8. ↑ "'The Mirrored World': the clash of faith and reason in 1700s St. Petersburg". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
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