Posted on February 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Among the three literary obituaries in The New York Times recently is that of Ellen Gilchrist.
Gilchrist made her literary name with novels and stories about the Southern upper bourgeoisie, whose flaws she didn't hide.
She won the National Book Award in 1984 for the story collection Victory Over Japan, featuring many of the characters who popped up in her other works, like Rhoda Manning.
Gilchrist died January 30 at age eighty-eight, her son confirmed to the NYT.
Other literary losses:
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Brooke Ellison, who wrote about her experiences with quadriplegia in addition to teaching at Harvard and advocating for disability rights, died February 4 at age forty-five; she told her story in Miracles Happen: One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey, The Brooke Ellison Story, and Look Both Ways.
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Richard Gambino, who spoke out in his writing about various stereotypes of Italian Americans, died January 12 at age eighty-four; among those works were Blood of My Blood and Vendetta.
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