Nellie Hermann

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Nellie Hermann
Born
Boston, Massachusetts
Education Brown University
Columbia University (MFA)
OccupationAuthor
Website www.nelliehermann.com

Nellie Hermann is an American writer who lives in New York, and the author of two novels. Her debut novel was The Cure for Grief (Simon & Schuster, 2008); [1] her second novel, The Season of Migration, deals with Vincent van Gogh's time in Belgium, and uses the artist's correspondence along with fabricated letters. [2] [3]

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Early life

Born in Boston and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, [4] Hermann attended Brown University before getting her MFA at Columbia University. [5]

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References

  1. Bloom, Julie (21 August 2008). "Newly Released". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. Stuart, Jan (8 January 2015). "Book review: The Season of Migration by Nellie Hermann". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. Cohen, Leah Hager (23 January 2015). "The Season of Migration, by Nellie Hermann". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. "About" . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "Nellie Hermann". Simon & Schuster . Retrieved 23 January 2015.