Hester Kaplan

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Hester Margaret Kaplan Stein
Born
Hester Margaret Kaplan
Alma materB.A. Barnard College
Occupation(s)Novelist
Writer
SpouseMichael Stein
Children2
Parent(s) Anne Bernays Kaplan
Justin Kaplan
Relatives Edward Bernays (grandfather)
Doris E. Fleischman (grandmother)

Hester Margaret Kaplan is an American short story writer, and novelist.

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Life

Kaplan was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of novelist Anne (née Bernays) and author Justin Kaplan. [1] Her maternal grandparents were Doris Fleischman and Edward Bernays, "the father of public relations" and nephew of Sigmund Freud. She grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Barnard College.

She has taught writing at Rhode Island School of Design [2] and teaches at Lesley University. [3]

Her work appeared in Ploughshares, Story, Glimmer Train, and Agni, [4] "The Private Life of Skin", appeared in Southwest Review.

In 1987, she married Dr. Michael Stein. [1] She is the mother of two sons, Alex and Toby.

Awards

Works

Anthologies

Work appearing in Ploughshares

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ms. Kaplan Weds Dr. Michael Stein". The New York Times . September 14, 1987.
  2. "RISD : Rhode Island School of Design : FACULTY LIST". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  3. "Creative Writing MFA | Lesley University".
  4. "Agni Online". 15 September 2022.
  5. Writers corner: Hester Kaplan, National Endowment for the Arts, retrieved 2011-07-01