Strongin, Lynn – 35
Subjects:
WWII; family life; American Jewish experience; divorce; parents; polio; New York; 1950s
Writing Description:
The title of the memoir is: “Obliquities: Old Money.” Written in a poet’s language, it tells the story of an American Jewish child coming of age during the 1950s in New York, challenged by polio, her parents’ divorce, and the isolation which may be the greatest pain of any illness.
Writing Type:
Auto/Mem
Gender:
Female
Birth Year:
1939
Death Year:
Occupation and Interests:
Published writer and poet; college teacher; musician; music therapy; for complete bio visit Lynn Strongin’s web site.
Age(s):
50s
Author Location(s):
Victoria, BC, Canada (author is an American citizen living in Canada)
Writing Location(s):
Dates:
1940s-2004
Handwritten:
Typed:
Yes
Digital:
Yes
Self-published:
Number of Pages, etc.:
Approx. 400 typed manuscript pages
Contact Person:
Lynn Strongin
Contact Person/Author Relationship:
Same
Address:
Contact LWC
Phone:
Email:
Date Entered:
07/2006
Date Revised/Confirmed:
02/2007
Entry Filed under: 1. Listings,A. Type:,Autobiography/Memoir,B. Gender:,Female,s